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Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) in Houston, TX costs $29 to $159. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area publish a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 16 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). The lowest is $29 at Harris Health, the median is $123 and the highest is $159 at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 5.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $123 is 31% above the national median of $94 across 467 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $26 to $520. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2023 and April 2026. 44 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$29
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
Harris Health · 7 mi
$93 below the median
$123
median cash price
16 hospitals
5.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/60
hospitals with a cash price
44 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$29
list $179 · lowest of 8 lines
2
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$90
list $398 · lowest of 2 lines
3
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$107
list $307 · lowest of 12 lines
4
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$117
list $233 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$123
list $350 · lowest of 8 lines
6
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$123
list $350 · lowest of 8 lines
7
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$123
list $350 · lowest of 8 lines
8
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$123
list $350 · lowest of 8 lines
9
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$123
list $350 · lowest of 8 lines
10
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$159
list $317 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$159
list $317 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$159
list $317
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 97110. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 97110, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes)

CPT 97110 is therapeutic exercise with a physical therapist, billed in 15-minute units: strength, range-of-motion and endurance work after an injury, surgery or for chronic pain. A typical physical therapy visit is billed as two to four units of this and related codes, so the price per unit is a building block, not the price of a visit.

What the price covers

One 15-minute unit of therapist time. A visit usually includes an evaluation code at the first appointment (97161 to 97163) and several timed codes (97110, 97140 manual therapy, 97530 therapeutic activities). Hospital-owned therapy clinics may add a facility fee.

Why prices vary

Hospital-owned physical therapy is often two to three times the price of independent clinics for the same session, mostly because of facility fees. Since a course of therapy runs to many visits, the difference adds up quickly. Many independent clinics offer cash-pay visit rates.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price per unit of 97110, and per typical visit?
  • Is there a facility fee?
  • What is the cash rate per visit at an independent clinic?

Hospitals in Houston, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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