Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity) cost in Philadelphia, PA

Prices at 14 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $540 — 103% above the US median ($266), roughly 5.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $100 $106 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $116 $95 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $116 $148 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $120 $109 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $365 $202 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $478 $116
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA $603 $282
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $674 $303 ★ 5/5 280 min 14.4%
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $674 $293 ★ 4/5 316 min 15.2%
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $708 $283 ★ 4/5 272 min 15.8%
Philadelphia VA Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $1,280 $538 ★ 5/5 14.5%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $1,280 $538

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$674
Cash / self-pay
$540
Insurer-negotiated
$283
Medicare pays
$98
$116$1,223
Median cash $540  ·  Medicare $98  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $540 — about 5.5× the Medicare rate ($98). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($196).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $674 list price could save about $134 (20%).

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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Aaron Ebling, PTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA41
Carol Hoffman, PTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA36
Kelly Borgia, PTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA36
Philip ZhuPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA35
Jennifer Haus, PTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA34
Kevin Kubinski, DPTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA33
George Chau, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA31
Matthew Vassalotti, DPTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA28
Michael KanavyPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA25
Shannon Tempio, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA24
Lauree Katz, MPTPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA24
Lewis Caldwell, PT, ATCPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePhiladelphia, PA21

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