Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 1 hour in California?

The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $6.60. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.

Are these the prices I'll pay?

These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.

Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?

Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.

Where does this data come from?

Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Evaluation for Occupational Therapy, Typically 1 Hour Cost in California

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 174 California hospitals. CPT 97167. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $419 📉 Low $6.60 📈 High $2,746 🏥 174 hospitals 🏛️ 129 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $111

Hospital comparison — California

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 174 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Health Net	Kaiser	Aetna	BCBS	UHC	MultiPlan	Cigna	Molina
UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO	$6.60	—	—	—	$132	$127	—	—	—
UCSF LANGLEY PORTER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - MOUNT ZION 7TH FLOOR	$6.60	—	—	—	$132	$127	—	—	—
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE	$52.35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA	$64.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA	$64.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS	$64.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA	$64.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO	$64.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING	$94.00	$94.32	—	$121	$94.32	—	—	—	—
MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR	$106	$106	—	—	$126	—	—	—	$106
CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO	$106	$106	—	$136	$106	—	—	—	$106
PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY	$111	$112	—	$126	$112	$112	—	—	$112
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD	$111	$111	$111	$167	$111	$111	$142	—	$111
LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA	$111	$111	—	$142	$111	—	—	—	$111
WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM	$111	$111	—	$142	$111	—	—	—	$111
CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD	$111	$111	—	$142	$111	—	$147	—	$111
SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS	$111	$111	—	$142	$111	—	$130	—	$111
ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO	$111	$111	—	$142	$111	—	$142	—	$111
GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE	$111	$111	—	$142	$111	—	—	—	$111
HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH	$111	$111	—	—	$111	—	—	—	$111
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS	$111	$111	—	$142	$111	$111	—	—	$111
KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA	$150	$89.20	—	$60.60	$100	$100	—	$75.00	—
OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE	$159	$254	—	$110	$308	$110	$254	$254	—
ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM	$189	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM MEDICAL CENTER CACTUS AVENUE MORENO VALLEY	$192	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER TARZANA	$196	$206	—	$111	—	—	—	—	—
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER-WALNUT CREEK CAMPUS WALNUT CREEK	$199	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE ST. JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER SANTA MONICA	$202	$206	—	$111	$202	—	—	—	—
EL CAMINO HOSPITAL LOS GATOS LOS GATOS	$204	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORONA	$207	—	$168	$154	—	$259	$466	$186	$136
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL TEMECULA	$207	—	$154	$154	—	$180	$466	$186	—
ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO	$211	—	$316	$251	$509	$509	$407	$1,834	—
MEMORIALCARE MILLER CHILDRENS AND WOMENS HOSPITAL LONG BEACH	$213	—	—	—	$117	—	—	—	$181
MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER LAGUNA HILLS	$213	—	—	$111	$109	—	—	—	—
MEMORIALCARE ORANGE COAST MEDICAL CENTER FOUNTAIN VALLEY	$213	—	—	—	$109	—	—	—	$115
MEMORIALCARE LONG BEACH MEDICAL CENTER LONG BEACH	$213	—	—	$111	$117	—	—	—	$115
UCI HEALTH - LAKEWOOD LAKEWOOD	$217	$114	$128	$111	$117	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER MISSION HILLS	$220	$206	—	$111	—	—	—	—	—
USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL W HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA	$220	$53.13	$100	$100	$18.55	$100	$63.00	$54.40	$100
EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL-LOYALTON CAMPUS ST AVENUE POROLA	$222	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ST. JOHN'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OXNARD	$223	—	$316	$128	$128	$128	$397	$509	—
PACIFICA HOSPITAL OF THE VALLEY SUN VALLEY	$237	$139	—	$119	$237	—	—	—	$237
UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND	$238	—	—	—	—	$106	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE TORRANCE	$254	$206	—	$111	—	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO SAN PEDRO	$254	$206	—	$111	—	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - ORANGE ORANGE	$280	$206	—	$111	—	—	—	—	—
JOHN GEORGE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL SAN LEANDRO	$285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WILMA CHAN HIGHLAND HOSPITAL OAKLAND	$285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAN LEANDRO HOSPITAL SAN LEANDRO	$285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ALAMEDA HOSPITAL ALAMEDA	$285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FAIRMONT REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS SAN LEANDRO	$285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER FRESNO	$289	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEALDSBURG	$290	—	—	$241	—	—	—	—	—
UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY	$294	$114	$128	$111	$117	—	—	—	—
UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS	$294	$114	$128	$111	$117	—	—	—	—
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE	$294	$114	$128	$111	$117	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE MISSION HOSPITAL LAGUNA BEACH LAGUNA BEACH	$302	$206	—	$111	—	—	—	—	—
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE	$306	$59.50	$111	$111	$64.40	$111	$70.00	$74.00	$111
ZUCKERBERG SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND TRAUMA CENTER SAN FRANCISCO	$308	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BURBANK	$308	$206	—	$111	—	—	—	—	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97167, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $277 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

Billed more than $419 for this?

That is the median of what the 174 California hospitals above publish for Evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 1 hour — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 97167 in California, Medicare reimburses about $111 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $6.60 to $2,746 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.8x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 1 hour cost in California?: Cash prices for evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 1 hour (CPT 97167) in California range from $6.60 to $2,746, with a median of $419. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 1 hour in California?: The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $6.60. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?: These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?: Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?: Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 97167 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.