Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) Cost in Charleston, SC

Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $148 — 37% below the US median ($234), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston, SC	$148	—	★ 3/5	153 min	—
Roper Hospital	Charleston, SC	$148	—	★ 4/5	96 min	—
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, SC	$689	$143	★ 3/5	126 min	—

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 September 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)

$227

Cash / self-pay

$148

Insurer-negotiated

$143

Medicare pays

$98

$148$581

Median cash $148 · Medicare $98 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $148 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($98). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($196).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $227 list price could save about $79 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Charleston

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
David Seagle, PT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	125
Jason Fisher, PT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	63
Mark Rentfrow, PT, DPT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	61
Lindsey Kellman, PT, DPT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	54
Lynn Destefano, PT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	50
Cooper Strong, DPT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	42
Maura O'reilly	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	40
Dominic Giusti	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	39
Graham Wade, PT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	37
Jordyn Gonzalez, PT, DPT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	36
Jenna Stoner, DPT, PT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	34
Sigourney Schipper, DPT	Physical Therapist in Private Practice	Charleston, SC	33

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