PT evaluation, high complexity cost in California

In California, 140 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $50.95 to $1,468.62, with a median of $392.40. The lowest price is at Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage). The highest price is 28.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $392.40, is 52% above the US median of $257.45.
• That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($97.86).
• California ranks 45th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 21 of 140 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 97163. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map