Physical Therapy Cost - Buyer Experiences and Price Information

Session 1. Eval: $263
+ 30 minutes "therapeutic exercise" $256
Session 2. 30 minutes "therapeutic exercise" $256
I've never heard of PT costing more than $150 (high) per hour. No special equipment or procedures were used. I'm in tears. I feel completely ripped off and deceived.
Insurance covered $255.75, because THAT'S NORMAL! Grateful for that.
So disappointed. All the doctors were very upfront about the price of alternative therapies that would have cost just as much, so I was able to make an informed decision in that case. Why didn't anyone tell me UW Health charges this obscene price for services? I had a perfectly wonderful PT outside of the system whose services I would have used. Now I can't afford any PT.

Another "not for profit hospital" - They used to charge $600 per session, now $748 billed to insurance and I paid over $400 out of pocket for one hour! Ironically, the actual therapy, which was not most of the appointment, was $444, the evaluation was $300. My accountant called nonprofits a license to steal. A local conglomerate, also nonprofit, had 2 billion in cash on hand several years ago. How can they keep the label non-profit?

got an evaluation a traction machine and some stretching what a rip! don't do it to yourself

300$ per session! All they do is to show you the exercise let you do it for 1-15 mins and treat another customer in the meantime, then come back and show you the next exercise. I think this is crazy expensive, but seems to be the general scheme unless you go to a self-employed PT.

Never in my life would I have guessed PT would cost $172.90 per 15 MINUTES. Just three years ago I had PT for a back injury at a different facility and their rate was more along the lines of $150/hour. I made the mistake of assuming that PT rates would be pretty standard. The appointments consisted of nothing more than basic exercises. They could have simply given me a sheet of paper with instructions and I could have done them all on my own. This might be one of the biggest scams in all of health care.

I got this ridiculous bill and went to the facility for an explanation. That's when I found that they charge by UNIT, a unit being 15 minutes. If the session is 17 minutes they charge you for 2 units. I never kept track of the minutes while I was there, but know I now that if you need PT you'd better show up with a stop-watch, and keep track of every second. I am not paying the bill (which is partially covered by insurance, so they already got plenty of $$$ from me) because I think that if a facility charge by the minute they should post their rates on the wall. Taxi cabs do it, and this is non different: they also take you for a ride.

$1637 - what the hell - 45 minute sessions - this is crazy too expensive - will never do that again!!! Will tell anyone that wants to try to avoid surgery, just to do it - it is actually cheaper!!

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Spent 1 hour for assessment of elbow pain, suggested by the doctor. went through basic exercises with a enlarged rubber band. bill came and the amount for this waste of time was more than what it cost to see the doctor. Would not have done this if i had known the price. a youtube search would have provided the exact same excercises.

Was billed for 15 visits. Didnt go more than 10 times. Billed insurance 1200 per 45 min visit, on tens and bike, left unattended to multitask.
i was told by referral of dr to go and insurance paid for 20 visits. Nothing else. My total out of pocket due is 1600.00 i am not paying this bill.
the final traction attempt almost killed me so i quit.

My son had his gall bladder removed and the surgeon ordered a precautionary overnight hospital stay because it was his first anasthesia, etc. Because the doctor also ordered he be gotten up once during the evening ,a physical therapist came and accompanied him on a walk around the ward and up and down a prefab flight of 5 stairs. 15 minutes of P.T. are logged on the bill. That's $2092 per hour for this, really, unnecessary service. AND, my excellent Blue Cross/ Blue Shield policy rejected coverage completely, leaving the bill to us. Hospital physical therapy seems to be VERY expensive. Anyone else?

Would have been $3461 without Aetna discount. This was just simple therapy with rubber hose, pvc pipe and pulleys - no massage, ultrasound, heat or ice. Hourly rate is insanely high. Would not have gone had I known this beforehand. I won't do that again.

We are in the process of arranging a PT evaluation and finding that the estimated costs are varying widely from about $200 for an hour of evaluation and initial treatment up to $460 ($260 for half hour"evaluation" plus 2 (15) minute units at $100 each in the initial one hour evaluation) The more expensive estimate came from a PT clinic recently taken over by Providence, our friendly, neighborhood not for profit. The rates there for an evaluation session had been about $200 before the recent take over. I was greatly relieved that this 130% increase was not for profit. Even the staff had no idea how much their rates had increased since the Providence take over Nov. 3rd 2014. Providence is a large healthcare provider in the Northwest and controls our local hospital as well. As the previous commenter noted the connection to connection to our hospital appears to have greatly increased the cost. Buyer beware since much of the cost is now out of pocket even with "good" insurance.

I went to physical therapy for a shoulder problem, I was charged $12 for hot pack, $68 for exercises, each time. I get that I should pay for the tens and other special things but not 68 for each small set of exercise! What finally helped was a cortisone shot! Unhappy camper.

This practice is connected to Baptist Hospital Easley, and as a result, charges are more than twice what other PT's in the area charge. I had five (5) sessions, of 45 minutes each, of basic shoulder therapy, no massage, no electrical thingy, just mainly a pvc pipe and rubber bands. I asked for an up-front estimate, and they wouldn't tell me. I paid a $75 "co-pay" each time. Several weeks later, I got the final bill:
Total $2718
Network discount -$516.77
Insurance covered -$1371.65
My copays -$375
Balance they wanted from me: $454.58
I was shocked. Still fighting with the hospital.
I have had PT before in this town, so has my wife, from other practices. I recall it being around $150 and my share was around $40. Proaxis/Easley Baptist are WAY OUT OF LINE!!
Make sure you ask for an estimate up front, and shop around. DONT go to a practice that is connected to a hospital unless you are prepared to pay out the nose!!!

Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Mi quoted me a copay of 15.00/session. when I checked my bill, I had to quit. I asked for financial assistance and they gave me a 50% discount. However, Mr. Miller exaggerated the amount of time per session by 50%. So it was a wash. Upon appealing, they refuse to believe that my word about the amount of time spent per session was true. He even took me in 5 minutes lateso really instead of 45 minutes it lasted 25. He charged 215/15 minutes. Moreover, i tried to get them to guarantee further 50% discount for more PT, but they refused to sign the form that I sent them. I won't trust them.

For me, it cost $281/hr. Thank god I quit before racking up more charges. On the phone, they're reluctant to tell you what their fee structure is but yet they have you sign a form stating you understand you're liable to pay if your insurance doesn't. When pressed, they will tell you that typical patient costs are 100-300 per hour. An additional question gets you to the realization that no insurance or a high deductable means you'll be charged 300/hr. This is a very profitable profession and TA is milking it. Minimal overhead and little/zero malpractice risk

Had one evaluation on my shoulder with these folks. They said they had to call Cigna and if I didn't hear from them in a week or two to call them back. I thought that was lazy. A few weeks later I received a statement from Cigna saying that my bill is $447.07 -- all my responsibility. My doctor only charged $120 plus $35 for an xray. Ridiculous.

My husband when to physical therapy as recommended by his physician after he injured his back and was found to have two herniated discs. We were told prior to our appointment that there would be no co-pay for the therapy. Then we received a bill that totaled over $3,000. Most sessions were 45 min, 15 of which were on a TENS machine. The other period was spent working with a therapist...but the therapist gave instruction and then moved on to the next patient so the therapist wasn't even providing undivided attention and was charging $127 every 15 minutes. To me that cost seems ridiculous, especially if the therapist wasn't even working alone with my husband the whole time. Won't ever go back there again!

for shoulder rotator cuff passive range of motion.
insurance negotiated lower rate of 142 per session. seems like it should be the hourly rate, not a 1/2 hour rate.

Physical therapy was no longer covered by my sister's BCBSM insurance so we thought we could afford to do private pay because it was so necessary after her brain bleed/brain abscess. The first month we paid approx 6,000.00 which was 3,000.00 more than I expected. (25 sessionsX2 therapists). Last month there were evals and this month it was 25 sessions x 2 therapist for an hour, and it cost me 10,000.00 !rnThis was not including room and board at the Skilled Nursing Facility which 7,000.00 a month. I had to pull for from PT because even with a small inheritance to help me, and even though she is far from well, I can't afford it on private pay.