Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes in Washington?

The cheapest Washington hospital published cash price for this procedure is $72.80. 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 Washington

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 67 Washington hospitals. CPT 97161. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $221 📉 Low $72.80 📈 High $488 🏥 67 hospitals 🏛️ 48 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $106

Hospital comparison — Washington

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 67 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Aetna	UHC	Cigna	Kaiser	Molina	Premera	Humana	BCBS
LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER	$72.80	$116	—	$122	$222	—	—	—	—
OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVUE	$91.50	$114	$115	—	$292	$200	—	—	$111
PROVIDENCE MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL COLVILLE	$123	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL CHEWELAH	$123	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MULTICARE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL PUYALLUP	$129	$163	$63.04	$277	$416	$58.37	$164	—	—
MULTICARE TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL TACOMA	$129	$163	$63.04	$277	$416	$58.37	$164	—	—
MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON	$129	$163	$63.04	$277	$416	$58.37	$164	—	—
MULTICARE ALLENMORE HOSPITAL TACOMA	$129	$163	$63.04	$277	$416	$58.37	$164	—	—
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER AUBURN	$129	$163	$63.04	$277	$416	$58.37	$164	—	—
PROVIDENCE ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER WALLA WALLA	$131	$114	$116	—	$111	—	—	—	$101
TRIOS SOUTHRIDGE HOSPITAL PLAZA WAY KENNEWICK	$142	$102	$99.98	$237	—	$58.37	$126	$105	—
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TACOMA	$143	$264	$63.04	$291	$755	$58.37	$164	—	—
MULTICARE YAKIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YAKIMA	$146	$313	$67.13	$310	$252	$59.54	$156	—	—
WELLFOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL TACOMA	$150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MULTICARE CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OLYMPIA	$152	$315	$64.21	$214	$416	$64.21	$164	—	—
SNOQUALMIE VALLEY HOSPITAL SNOQUALMIE	$153	$111	$114	$211	$166	$111	$159	$112	—
PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROSSER	$160	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE	$178	$63.00	$108	$73.84	$60.30	—	$60.00	$110	—
PROVIDENCE HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL SPOKANE	$182	$466	$119	—	$111	—	—	—	$115
COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL EPHRATA	$183	$95.57	—	$168	—	—	$161	—	—
ODESSA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER ODESSA	$186	$186	$188	$184	$188	—	$76.04	—	$76.04
WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND	$189	$95.00	$92.50	$95.00	—	—	$93.00	—	—
WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND	$189	$95.00	$92.50	$95.00	—	—	$93.00	—	—
MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL SPOKANE VALLEY	$192	$222	$61.29	$269	$416	$59.54	$126	—	—
MULTICARE DEACONESS HOSPITAL SPOKANE	$192	$216	$61.29	$269	$416	$59.54	$126	—	—
PROVIDENCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT COLBY CAMPUS EVERETT	$204	$114	$99.76	—	$111	—	—	—	$120
PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER FRIDAY HARBOR	$208	$97.06	$56.00	$92.00	$49.00	$51.45	$83.30	$51.45	—
KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RICHLAND	$211	$114	$119	$133	$111	$187	—	—	$127
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S SPOKANE SPOKANE	$216	$75.00	$167	$130	—	$23.00	$28.57	—	—
PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL CENTRALIA	$216	$114	$119	—	$111	$187	—	—	$120
PROVIDENCE ST. PETER HOSPITAL OLYMPIA	$216	$114	$88.67	—	$111	$187	—	—	$120
PEACEHEALTH UNITED GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER SEDRO WOOLLEY	$219	$90.23	$30.45	$84.80	$29.00	$30.45	$46.40	$30.45	—
SWEDISH MILL CREEK CAMPUS EVERETT	$221	$114	$88.67	$133	$166	—	—	$117	$120
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - CHERRY HILL CAMPUS SEATTLE	$221	$114	$88.67	$133	$166	—	—	$117	$120
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - ISSAQUAH CAMPUS ISSAQUAH	$221	$114	$88.67	$133	$166	—	—	$117	$120
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - EDMONDS EDMONDS	$221	$114	$111	$133	$166	—	—	$117	$120
LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER TH AVE PASCO	$226	$105	$81.68	$74.58	—	$58.37	$101	$99.98	—
CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH	$227	$164	—	$237	—	$158	$164	$164	—
CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH	$227	$164	—	$237	—	$158	$164	$164	—
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER LONGVIEW	$228	$77.46	$56.00	$117	$70.08	$40.36	—	$97.00	—
PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER	$228	$54.00	$56.00	$208	$33.40	$40.36	$161	$70.00	—
OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER PORT ANGELES	$230	$288	$118	$281	—	$107	$288	—	—
PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BELLINGHAM	$230	$77.68	$56.00	$107	$50.00	$106	—	$97.00	—
COULEE MEDICAL CENTER GRAND COULEE	$235	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL OMAK	$258	$95.57	$59.22	$74.58	—	$59.22	$95.46	—	—
EVERGREEN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER KIRKLAND	$258	$115	$108	—	$317	$200	$117	$291	—
CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL S STILLAGUAMISH AVE ARLINGTON	$266	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ISLAND HOSPITAL ANACORTES	$272	—	—	—	—	$175	—	—	—
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE	$279	$112	$122	—	$338	$222	—	$113	$141
KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL TH AVE E SEATTLE	$289	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL E KINCAID ST MOUNT VERNON	$296	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PROVIDENCE ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER SPOKANE	$300	$114	$116	—	—	—	—	—	$111
COLUMBIA BASIN FAMILY MEDICINE DAYTON	$313	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL DAYTON	$313	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NEWPORT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES NEWPORT	$326	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE	$356	$112	—	—	—	$222	—	$113	—
SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE MOSES LAKE	$373	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WHIDBEY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH MAIN STREET COUPEVILLE	$373	$27.00	$27.00	$27.00	—	—	$68.25	$31.05	$27.00
EVERGREEN HEALTH MONROE MONROE	$376	$104	$104	$376	$353	$182	$106	—	—
CONFLUENCE CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL WENATCHEE	$399	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.

Billed more than $221 for this?

That is the median of what the 67 Washington 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 Washington, Medicare reimburses about $106 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Washington range from $72.80 to $488 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.1x 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 Washington?: Cash prices for evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (CPT 97161) in Washington range from $72.80 to $488, with a median of $221. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes in Washington?: The cheapest Washington hospital published cash price for this procedure is $72.80. 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 Washington facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 97161 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.