PT evaluation, high complexity cost in New York

In New York, 93 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $68.00 to $1,656.00, with a median of $264.00. The lowest price is at St. James Hospital (Hornell). The highest price is 24.4× the lowest.

• The median here, $264.00, is 3% above the US median of $257.45.
• That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($97.86).
• New York ranks 23rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 22 of 93 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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