PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Spokane, WA
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $123.20 to $244.30, with a median of $123.20. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Washington, the median is $253.50 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $123.20 | $176.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CRISIS TELEH 97163 PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX CDM | $123.20 | $176.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $123.20 | $176.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CRISIS TELEH 97163 PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX CDM | $123.20 | $176.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $244.30 | $349.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $307.97 | $439.96 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX | $494.90 | $707.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $123.20, median $123.20, highest $244.30 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $123.20. 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.