Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes 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 Physical Therapy, Typically 20 Minutes Cost in California

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 184 California hospitals. CPT 97161. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $244 📉 Low $6.60 📈 High $1,696 🏥 184 hospitals 🏛️ 137 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $108

Hospital comparison — California

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 184 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Health Net	Aetna	BCBS	Kaiser	UHC	MultiPlan	Cigna	Humana
UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO	$6.60	—	—	$152	—	$146	—	—	—
UCSF LANGLEY PORTER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - MOUNT ZION 7TH FLOOR	$6.60	—	—	$152	—	$146	—	—	—
COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES	$17.50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE	$50.95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA	$54.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS	$54.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO	$54.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA	$54.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA	$54.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MISSION OAKS LOS GATOS	$79.21	$18.46	$109	$111	—	$20.20	$51.49	$63.37	$55.45
OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE	$83.00	$132	$107	$160	—	$107	$132	$132	—
PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - ORANGE ORANGE	$84.00	$198	$107	—	—	—	—	—	—
STANFORD HEALTH CARE TRI-VALLEY LIVERMORE LIVERMORE	$84.00	—	—	$294	—	—	—	—	—
ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER ESPLANADE CHICO	$87.75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FRESNO	$89.00	$89.00	—	—	$89.00	$89.00	—	—	—
VIBRA HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REDDING	$89.00	—	—	—	—	$89.00	—	—	—
VIBRA HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO FOLSOM	$89.00	—	—	—	$89.00	—	—	—	—
SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING	$91.00	$91.96	$118	$91.96	—	—	—	—	—
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER-WALNUT CREEK CAMPUS WALNUT CREEK	$99.45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
TOTALLY KIDS REHABILITATION CENTER LOMA LINDA	$100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BALLARD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SAN BERNARDINO	$102	$102	—	$77.00	$102	$102	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SANTA ROSA	$103	$119	$121	—	—	—	—	—	—
MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR	$103	$103	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO	$103	$103	$132	$103	—	—	—	—	—
DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE	$103	$103	$103	$102	—	$103	—	—	—
LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA	$108	$108	$138	$108	—	—	—	—	—
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS	$108	$108	$138	$108	—	$108	—	—	—
PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY	$108	$108	$138	$108	—	$108	—	—	—
GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE	$108	$108	$138	$108	—	—	—	—	—
CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD	$108	$108	$138	$108	—	—	$143	—	—
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD	$108	$108	$162	$108	$108	$108	$138	—	—
HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH	$108	$108	—	$108	—	—	—	—	—
WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM	$108	$108	$138	$108	—	—	—	—	—
ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO	$108	$108	$138	$108	—	—	$138	—	—
SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS	$108	$108	$109	$108	—	—	$109	—	—
ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM	$115	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORONA	$117	—	$87.31	—	$94.93	$146	$264	$105	—
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL TEMECULA	$117	—	$87.31	—	$87.02	—	$264	$105	—
PROVIDENCE MISSION HOSPITAL LAGUNA BEACH LAGUNA BEACH	$120	$198	$107	—	—	—	—	—	—
EL CAMINO HOSPITAL LOS GATOS LOS GATOS	$121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES	$128	$122	—	$277	—	$289	$540	—	—
BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BIG BEAR LAKE	$133	$133	—	$129	—	$162	—	—	—
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER PLACERVILLE	$135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND	$139	—	—	—	—	$121	—	—	—
SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING	$139	$103	$53.40	$15.30	$103	$75.00	—	$165	—
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-BAKERSFIELD BAKERSFIELD	$140	$103	$60.00	$50.00	—	$80.00	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FORTUNA	$146	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE	$147	$109	$107	$112	$123	—	—	—	—
UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY	$147	$109	$107	$112	$123	—	—	—	—
UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA	$147	$109	$107	$112	$123	—	—	—	—
UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS	$147	$109	$107	$112	$123	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL EUREKA EUREKA	$147	—	$121	—	—	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER TARZANA	$148	$198	$107	—	—	—	—	—	$109
KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA	$150	$89.20	$60.60	$100	—	$100	—	$75.00	$75.00
RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL RIDGECREST	$158	—	$85.00	—	—	$82.50	—	$72.00	—
EAST CAMPUS MEDICAL CENTER AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH SAN DIEGO	$162	$35.40	$35.40	$29.50	$198	$35.40	$227	$35.40	$35.40
USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL W HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA	$173	$53.13	$100	$18.55	$100	$100	$63.00	$54.40	$100
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE	$182	$59.50	$110	$64.40	$110	$110	$70.00	$74.00	—
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER-CONCORD CAMPUS CONCORD	$184	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MARINHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER GREENBRAE	$190	$121	$50.00	$720	$68.00	$37.86	$82.00	$80.00	$90.00

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97161, 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: $202 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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That is the median of what the 184 California hospitals above publish for Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes — 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 97161 in California, Medicare reimburses about $108 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 $1,696 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.3x 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 physical therapy, typically 20 minutes cost in California?: Cash prices for evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (CPT 97161) in California range from $6.60 to $1,696, with a median of $244. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes 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 97161 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.