How much does physical therapy, therapeutic exercise cost in Texas?
CPT 97110 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
97110 Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise
Ask to pay
$58
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$124
Medicare $29
Ask $58
$29 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $622
What Medicare paysⓘ
$29
Typical price near you
$124
Cash / self-pay price
$124
Prices near you — 78 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) lowest | Hospital | $29cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $29cash | 1.0× | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $41cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $48cash | 1.7× | — |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $57cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $57cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $64cash | 2.2× | — |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $67cash | 2.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $69cash | 2.4× | — |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $86cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $94cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $101negotiated | 3.5× | — |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $113cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $113cash | 3.9× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $113cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $116cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $120cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $120cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $122cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $122cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $124cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $125cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $125cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $125cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $125cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $139cash | 4.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $139cash | 4.8× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $143cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler | Hospital | $144negotiated | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $147cash | 5.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $150cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $150cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $156cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $158cash | 5.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $158cash | 5.5× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $167cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $172cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $173cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – South | Hospital | $180negotiated | 6.3× | — |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline | Hospital | $183negotiated | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $193cash | 6.7× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $195cash | 6.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $199cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $204cash | 7.1× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $238cash | 8.3× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $239cash | 8.3× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $239cash | 8.3× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $239cash | 8.3× | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Alamo Heights (San Antonio) | Hospital | $242negotiated | 8.4× | — |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $304cash | 10.6× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $324cash | 11.2× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $337cash | 11.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) gross charge | Hospital | $365cash | 12.7× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $380cash | 13.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $479cash | 16.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $479cash | 16.6× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $479cash | 16.6× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $479cash | 16.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville gross charge | Hospital | $502cash | 17.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen gross charge | Hospital | $609cash | 21.2× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $622cash | 21.6× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 11 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 97110 (Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise), Medicare's benchmark rate is $28.79. A fair self-pay target for this line is $57.58. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 97110 is $124.00, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $122.50–$195.91. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 97110 cost in Texas?
For physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (CPT 97110) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $124, with hospitals ranging from $122 to $196 across 78 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $29, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does physical therapy, therapeutic exercise cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (CPT 97110) in Texas is around $124, with hospital prices ranging from $122 to $196 across 78 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 97110?
Medicare pays about $29 for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (CPT 97110). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of physical therapy, therapeutic exercise?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.