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Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Physical Therapy Payments

Typical Medicaid Physical Therapy reimbursement across 9,125 cities

Avg. Medicaid Paid

$40.38

Price Range

$0.00 – $1,762

Total Claims

358.1M

Cities

9125

Typical Payment Range

Typical Medicaid Physical Therapy payments fall between $19.59 and $59.02 per claim (median: $32.75). The top 10% of payments exceed $86.40.

Based on per-provider averages across all Medicaid claims in this category.

About This Procedure

Physical therapy helps restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness, or disability. Includes exercises, manual therapy, and modalities.

Why do these costs look low?

These figures represent Medicaid reimbursement rates β€” the amounts that state Medicaid programs actually paid providers. Medicaid typically reimburses significantly less than private insurance or out-of-pocket prices. If you have private insurance or are paying cash, expect higher costs. See the cost components below for per-code averages.

Costs by City

City Avg. Paid Min / Max Claims Providers
Laurel, MS $23.56 $3.36 – $80.09 195,072 10
Nampa, ID $53.49 $0.00 – $119.90 194,626 60
Birmingham, AL $19.75 $0.00 – $73.39 194,462 84
Bend, OR $44.61 $0.00 – $158.16 194,432 139
Pahrump, NV $34.95 $0.11 – $99.22 194,265 26
Avondale, AZ $35.43 $0.00 – $134.12 193,995 63
Bellingham, WA $32.52 $0.00 – $116.70 193,421 70
Greeley, CO $41.08 $0.00 – $118.20 192,751 85
Granada Hills, CA $20.53 $0.00 – $37.88 192,005 15
Augusta, ME $33.98 $0.00 – $91.43 191,641 32
Murfreesboro, TN $34.19 $0.87 – $78.13 191,616 99
Rockville Centre, NY $32.65 $3.65 – $68.09 191,245 17
Durham, NC $50.19 $0.00 – $94.34 190,981 108
Richardson, TX $84.86 $0.00 – $130.01 190,936 29
Des Moines, IA $20.72 $0.00 – $90.26 190,842 98
Water Valley, MS $8.43 $8.05 – $25.09 190,764 4
Burbank, CA $16.48 $0.00 – $174.67 190,667 33
Hickory, NC $71.51 $11.24 – $98.38 189,105 56
Batesville, AR $54.47 $11.03 – $99.73 189,056 56
Bangor, ME $20.92 $0.05 – $119.59 188,870 55
North Miami Beach, FL $50.54 $0.00 – $63.34 188,779 20
Waco, TX $32.60 $0.00 – $207.19 188,402 57
Placentia, CA $25.15 $2.02 – $142.57 188,194 14
Torrington, CT $28.80 $0.00 – $65.28 187,571 21
Madera, CA $3.07 $0.00 – $46.11 187,098 21
Greenwood, IN $33.29 $0.00 – $131.68 186,995 73
Norwalk, CA $26.79 $5.08 – $154.05 186,440 13
Valhalla, NY $130.75 $24.83 – $132.65 185,861 6
Sherwood, AR $66.61 $20.82 – $133.43 185,696 60
Boca Raton, FL $49.00 $0.00 – $148.28 185,275 61
Yakima, WA $28.85 $0.00 – $165.49 184,633 63
Tallahassee, FL $54.52 $0.00 – $116.90 184,472 61
Gaithersburg, MD $24.72 $0.00 – $116.83 184,105 30
Kalispell, MT $29.18 $11.00 – $94.13 183,783 70
Monterey, CA $30.52 $0.00 – $59.33 183,667 35
Northridge, CA $24.17 $0.00 – $153.99 182,889 27
Rego Park, NY $18.88 $0.40 – $110.00 182,834 31
Exeter, CA $27.39 $5.32 – $54.31 182,467 9
Great Falls, MT $13.45 $1.78 – $417.21 181,583 26
Harrisonville, MO $8.26 $6.29 – $63.75 181,529 6
Arlington, VA $26.40 $0.00 – $416.35 181,473 26
Sacramento, CA $9.44 $0.00 – $245.49 181,096 156
Salinas, CA $42.12 $0.00 – $217.16 180,624 39
Medford, OR $50.57 $0.00 – $129.81 180,545 76
North Hollywood, CA $26.29 $0.00 – $38.99 180,388 16
Thornton, CO $31.36 $0.00 – $166.61 179,852 42
Lewiston, ME $30.05 $6.82 – $87.03 179,370 43
Southaven, MS $34.95 $0.00 – $102.51 179,243 46
Laredo, TX $62.26 $0.00 – $123.07 179,043 87
Grand Island, NE $30.12 $7.31 – $191.40 178,967 57

Cost Components

National averages for each billing code in this procedure category. Sorted by claim volume.

Code Description Avg. Paid Claims Providers
97110 Therapeutic exercises $36.58 135,669,845 56,453
97530 Therapeutic activities $49.28 126,200,638 53,019
97140 Manual therapy techniques $19.55 45,357,985 26,587
97112 Neuromuscular reeducation $24.45 37,646,570 25,985
97535 Self-care training $72.94 21,914,840 7,790
97150 Group therapeutic procedure $58.98 10,916,093 6,468
97116 Gait training therapy $19.91 6,172,658 3,724
97161 PT eval low complexity $54.82 4,464,808 8,341
97162 PT eval moderate complexity $53.65 3,173,942 6,316
97124 Therapeutic massage $51.08 3,114,141 1,206
97113 Aquatic therapy $62.25 1,126,860 1,234
97165 OT eval low complexity $55.88 940,983 2,183
97164 PT re-evaluation $38.89 790,759 2,769
97163 PT eval high complexity $54.70 754,018 1,953
97166 OT eval moderate complexity $65.44 617,431 1,845
97167 OT eval high complexity $71.77 327,373 822
97168 OT re-evaluation $64.00 279,352 1,132
97542 Wheelchair training $30.27 252,292 394

These averages group common billing codes used when providers bill Medicaid for this procedure. Individual costs will vary.