Background of the study: Back pain is one of the most common syndromes and it represents a challenge for the medical community. Back pain is a painful clinical, bio psychosocial syndrome with multiple etiologies, causing limitation of current activities and disability. Back pain causes activity limitation which results in work absenteeism, premature retirements, insurance claims and psychological stress on the individual suffering from back pain. The high prevalence rate and effect on sick leave and health care costs on the financial impact of back pain is substantial in western countries. Aim & Objectives: To explore the financial burden felt by the patients and average cost associated with physiotherapy treatment and other treatment methods for treating back pain. Methodology: In this study 100 subjects were taken randomly according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The survey was conducted at Government/private hospitals and clinics in Panchkula among patients suffering from back pain through a self-reported questionnaire containing 37 questions related to the study. The total number of male and female participants were 39 and 61 respectively. The samples were divided into six age groups that were 21-30, 31- 40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, and 71-80 years. The percentage of patients perceiving back pain as a financial burden is represented by using pie chart. Results: The result showed that the 14% people doesn’t perceived back pain as financial burden and 86% subjects feels that taking physiotherapy as a treatment for back pain is imposing burden on terms in relation to money. Conclusion: It has been concluded that overall costs in treating back pain can impose significant financial burden on some individuals and may become a barrier to the provision of appropriate care.