Foundations of Care

What is the cost of physical therapy (with and without insurance)?


Footnotes

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Healthcare Bluebook. National physical therapy cost benchmarks. Accessed 2025. https://www.healthcarebluebook.com/page_Prices.aspx

2

Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Employer Health Benefits Survey 2024. October 2024. https://www.kff.org/health-costs/report/2024-employer-health-benefits-survey/

3

Aetna. Member cost estimates for outpatient rehabilitation services. Accessed 2024. https://www.aetna.com/

4

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare coverage of therapy services. Updated 2024. https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/physical-therapy

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Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). Physical therapy services under Medicaid. 2023. https://www.macpac.gov/subtopic/physical-therapy-services/

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational employment and wages. 2024. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t19.htm

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Care. National childcare costs summary. 2024. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ

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Liu X, et al. Early physical therapy vs delayed care for low back pain: cost and utilization outcomes. Physical Therapy. 2017;97(6):530–539. doi:10.1093/ptj/pzx033

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Bettger JP, et al. Clinical effectiveness of a digital physical therapy program for musculoskeletal pain. npj Digital Medicine. 2023;6:870. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-023-00870-3

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Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI). Patient adherence and PT dropout patterns. Accessed 2025. https://www.aptqi.com/resources

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