PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $141.96 to $667.00, with a median of $262.08. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $120.12 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $305.27 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 97163, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $141.96 | $338.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $235.20 | $560.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $235.20 | $560.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $288.96 | $688.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $445.62 | $1,061.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $445.62 | $1,061.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $445.62 | $1,061.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation High Complex 45 Mins | $667.00 | $667.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $141.96, median $262.08, highest $667.00 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $445.62. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is a first physical therapy evaluation of high complexity, typically about 45 minutes face to face. It is used for an unstable or unpredictable problem, often with several other health conditions, such as after a major surgery or neurological illness.
What the price covers
The price covers the evaluation, billed once per evaluation rather than in time units. Treatment on the same day, such as therapeutic exercise or manual therapy, is billed separately in 15-minute units.