Physical Therapy Evaluation (low complexity) cost at US hospitals

Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity · CPT 97161

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Physical Therapy Evaluation (low complexity)

This is the first physical therapy visit — the assessment that produces a diagnosis, goals, and a plan of care before any treatment begins. The "low complexity" label is a billing tier: it describes a straightforward problem with few complicating factors, not a short or lesser exam.

$26.57

lowest cash price

$223.92

national median

$1,953.91

highest cash price

881

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $26.57–$1,953.91 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$26.57

Banner Payson Medical Center — Payson, AZ

Most expensive published cash price

$1,953.91

HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL — VENICE, FL

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($307.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($411.60)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $416.52 $494.52 $561.60
Arizona 21 $26.57 $66.25 $203.23
Arkansas 8 $115.14 $354.90 $356.85
California 66 $34.65 $222.56 $336.00
Colorado 17 $128.93 $759.72 $1,875.63
Florida 79 $83.60 $545.60 $1,953.91
Georgia 25 $126.75 $166.06 $893.45
Hawaii 2 $115.20 $115.20 $236.25
Illinois 51 $93.75 $231.60 $486.50
Indiana 26 $111.00 $154.50 $458.90
Iowa 30 $98.28 $222.95 $979.00
Kansas 11 $82.00 $96.85 $335.29
Kentucky 26 $113.84 $226.80 $458.90
Louisiana 5 $65.78 $65.78 $65.78
Maine 7 $221.35 $325.25 $455.60
Maryland 2 $91.20 $91.20 $91.20
Michigan 27 $68.62 $198.00 $323.00
Minnesota 19 $192.92 $240.35 $268.80
Mississippi 11 $53.02 $116.85 $223.75
Missouri 20 $105.30 $192.50 $479.05
Montana 2 $92.80 $92.80 $119.20
Nebraska 13 $81.00 $100.74 $200.08
Nevada 4 $122.39 $135.11 $170.75
New Hampshire 1 $675.65 $675.65 $675.65
New Jersey 24 $76.26 $126.19 $291.50
New Mexico 3 $162.12 $162.12 $162.12
New York 23 $90.60 $111.81 $761.00
North Carolina 15 $199.50 $202.08 $439.53
North Dakota 4 $252.80 $252.80 $262.40
Ohio 63 $121.20 $264.00 $457.20
Oklahoma 17 $73.70 $291.72 $557.00
Oregon 12 $122.62 $297.75 $408.75
Pennsylvania 33 $168.60 $280.00 $692.40
South Carolina 11 $52.00 $219.60 $438.00
South Dakota 7 $199.20 $256.80 $272.00
Tennessee 38 $50.96 $73.80 $938.23
Texas 120 $82.50 $327.15 $1,190.89
Virginia 43 $72.45 $216.00 $1,164.00
Washington 25 $123.20 $190.00 $449.40
West Virginia 17 $90.00 $194.00 $282.00
Wisconsin 34 $77.91 $177.50 $456.05
Wyoming 4 $101.22 $161.04 $187.40

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $344.15 $98.55 – $324.19
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $345.00 $52.05 – $278.24
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX $345.81 $85.49 – $225.12
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $347.00 $106.22 – $250.00
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX $347.04 $83.60 – $220.14
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $347.76 $94.04 – $483.00
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $349.40 $92.72 – $92.72
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $351.47 $70.29 – $439.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $351.47 $64.44 – $527.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $351.47 $108.00 – $527.21
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $351.47 $108.00 – $468.63
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $354.90 $86.18 – $151.05
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $356.85 $88.72 – $151.05
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $356.85 $88.72 – $151.05
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $356.85 $88.72 – $151.05
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $356.85 $88.72 – $151.05
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY $360.06 $81.59 – $84.04
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $362.05 $88.72 – $158.37
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $364.45 $101.20 – $224.37
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $369.00 not published
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $369.20 $88.72 – $158.37
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $369.20 $88.72 – $158.37
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $369.20 $88.72 – $158.37
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $375.90 $98.89 – $98.89
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $380.25 $88.72 – $158.37
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN $380.48 $59.25 – $120.98
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $382.20 $51.56 – $151.41
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $384.35 $93.79 – $164.78
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL $387.00 $84.48 – $101.38
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX $387.50 $85.49 – $225.12
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $388.47 $98.73 – $219.18
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $388.51 not published
akron general Akron, OH $393.25 $73.97 – $544.50
avon hospital Avon, OH $393.25 $79.33 – $544.50
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH $393.25 $129.52 – $544.50
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $393.25 $81.27 – $544.50
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $393.25 $76.35 – $544.50
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $393.25 $72.69 – $544.50
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $393.25 $79.55 – $544.50
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $393.25 $124.11 – $544.50
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $393.25 $71.77 – $544.50
medina hospital Medina, OH $393.25 $74.45 – $544.50
mercy hospital Canton, OH $393.25 $75.98 – $544.50
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $393.25 $84.68 – $544.50
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $395.20 $74.80 – $608.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $395.20 $74.80 – $608.00
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $400.40 $1.10 – $554.40
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $401.70 $71.82 – $187.58
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $407.00 $74.80 – $407.00
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $408.75 not published

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