PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 8 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $289.50 to $377.40, with a median of $289.50. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $256.20 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Pt Eval High Complex 45 Mins | $289.50 | $579.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Pt Eval High Complex 45 Mins | $289.50 | $579.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Pt Eval High Complex 45 Mins | $289.50 | $579.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Pt Eval High Complex 45 Mins | $289.50 | $579.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Pt Eval High Complex 45 Mins | $289.50 | $579.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital lowest Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Pt Eval High Complex 45 Mins | $289.50 | $579.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Pt Eval High Complex | $305.40 | $509.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Pt Eval High Complex | $377.40 | $629.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Pt Eval High Complex | $377.40 | $629.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $289.50, median $289.50, highest $377.40 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $289.50. 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.