Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation
A physical therapy re-evaluation is a formal check partway through a course of therapy: the therapist re-measures what was measured at the start and decides whether the plan needs to change. It is a separate charge from an ordinary treatment visit, and it is not billed every time you come in.
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What it is
A course of physical therapy is written as a plan with goals attached, and partway through someone has to ask whether it is working. A re-evaluation is that question asked formally. The therapist repeats the measurements taken at the initial visit — range of motion, strength, balance, gait, whatever the goals were written against — compares them, and revises the plan in writing if the comparison calls for it.
What makes it a separate charge is the documented decision, not the stopwatch. Therapists reassess informally at every visit; that is part of ordinary treatment and is not billed on its own. This code is for the occasions when something has genuinely changed — a new problem has appeared, progress has stalled or overshot, or the goals themselves need rewriting — and the therapist records a revised professional judgment.
Why it is done
- To document whether the goals set at the start are being met, on which continued coverage often depends
- To change direction when a patient is not responding as expected, rather than repeating the same exercises to the end of the authorization
- To account for a new injury, a flare, or a surgery that happened in the middle of a course of therapy
- To support a request to extend treatment beyond what was first approved
What to expect
The visit usually looks like a shorter version of the first one, often folded into a regular appointment: more measuring and questioning than usual, less exercise. You may be asked to repeat specific tests you did on day one, and to fill out the same questionnaire again so the scores can be compared. Expect to hear an explicit answer about where you stand against the original goals, and whether the remaining visits will look different.
Questions worth asking
- Is the re-evaluation being billed in addition to the treatment units from the same visit, and roughly what does that add?
- How often will a re-evaluation be billed over the course of my treatment?
- If my plan has a visit cap, does a re-evaluation consume one of those visits?
- If therapy is being continued past the originally authorized number of visits, is the re-evaluation what the insurer is asking for — and is it covered if they then deny the extension?
What Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation costs by state
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Texas — 118 hospitals, median $229.50
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Florida — 78 hospitals, median $311.35
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in California — 66 hospitals, median $173.16
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Ohio — 63 hospitals, median $177.00
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Illinois — 51 hospitals, median $160.80
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Virginia — 43 hospitals, median $172.00
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Tennessee — 38 hospitals, median $48.60
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Pennsylvania — 33 hospitals, median $139.20
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Wisconsin — 32 hospitals, median $125.00
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Iowa — 30 hospitals, median $162.50
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Michigan — 27 hospitals, median $149.66
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Indiana — 26 hospitals, median $147.50
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Georgia — 25 hospitals, median $203.00
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Kentucky — 25 hospitals, median $162.60
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Washington — 25 hospitals, median $114.40
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in New Jersey — 23 hospitals, median $86.04
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in New York — 22 hospitals, median $77.39
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Arizona — 21 hospitals, median $57.39
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Missouri — 20 hospitals, median $254.65
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Minnesota — 19 hospitals, median $146.61
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Colorado — 17 hospitals, median $571.11
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Oklahoma — 17 hospitals, median $223.60
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in West Virginia — 17 hospitals, median $124.00
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in North Carolina — 15 hospitals, median $124.23
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Nebraska — 13 hospitals, median $71.00
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Oregon — 12 hospitals, median $258.00
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Kansas — 11 hospitals, median $80.80
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Mississippi — 11 hospitals, median $67.24
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in South Carolina — 11 hospitals, median $120.50
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Arkansas — 8 hospitals, median $280.15
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Maine — 7 hospitals, median $186.20
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in South Dakota — 7 hospitals, median $190.40
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Louisiana — 6 hospitals, median $70.98
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Alaska — 5 hospitals, median $431.34
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Nevada — 4 hospitals, median $110.55
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in North Dakota — 4 hospitals, median $181.60
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Wyoming — 4 hospitals, median $138.82
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in New Mexico — 3 hospitals, median $120.96
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Hawaii — 2 hospitals, median $83.84
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Maryland — 2 hospitals, median $68.40
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in Montana — 2 hospitals, median $123.20
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation cost in New Hampshire — 1 hospitals, median $405.05
Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation prices at hospitals
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Claiborne Medical Center, Tazewell — $21.84
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville — $22.62
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville — $23.40
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association, Morristown — $23.40
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Templeton — $24.36
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Cumberland Medical Center, Inc., Crossville — $24.96
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Roane County Medical Center, Harriman — $25.74
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Fort Loudoun Medical Center, Lenoir City — $25.74
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville — $25.74
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge — $25.74
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Banner Payson Medical Center, Payson — $26.57
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO, Delano — $28.00
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC, Lodi — $28.49
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Sonora — $28.73
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Banner University Medical Center South, Tucson — $31.62
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Marysville — $34.32
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at 64-0881013 MBMC Jackson, Jackson — $34.44
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at 64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus, Meridian — $35.86
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.), Tulsa — $40.89
- Physical Therapy Re-Evaluation at Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.), Owasso — $40.89
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- APTA (ChoosePT): Preparing for Your Visit with a Physical Therapist (opens in a new tab, leaves healthcosts.net)