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
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $100.92 $92.93 – $239.50
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $100.92 $91.97 – $239.50
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $100.92 $92.93 – $239.50
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $101.22 $65.07 – $233.77
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $101.76 $37.84 – $86.24
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $103.05 $83.55 – $462.00
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $103.05 $83.55 – $462.00
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $103.05 $83.55 – $462.00
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $103.88 $30.80 – $86.24
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $105.30 $86.18 – $321.83
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $106.05 $115.60 – $707.00
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $106.50 not published
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $108.68 $90.00 – $90.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $109.88 $49.11 – $242.25
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $109.88 $90.32 – $242.25
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $110.99 $49.11 – $242.25
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $110.99 $91.04 – $242.25
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $111.00 $10.90 – $65.00
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $111.00 $18.05 – $65.00
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $111.00 $10.90 – $65.00
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $111.00 $18.05 – $65.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $111.00 $18.05 – $65.00
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $111.00 $18.05 – $65.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $111.81 $49.11 – $242.25
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $111.81 $91.42 – $242.25
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $111.81 $91.42 – $242.25
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $111.81 $49.11 – $242.25
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $111.81 $91.42 – $242.25
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $111.81 $91.42 – $242.25
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $111.81 $91.42 – $242.25
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $112.75 $71.78 – $184.70
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $112.75 not published
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $112.75 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $113.84 $45.56 – $290.29
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $113.85 $103.14 – $1,017.06
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $115.14 $70.94 – $134.17
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $115.20 $92.75 – $630.00
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $115.74 $83.55 – $462.00
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $116.85 $90.00 – $90.00
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $119.20 $98.84 – $195.72
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $120.45 $98.56 – $212.28
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $121.20 not published
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $121.60 $106.21 – $433.83
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $121.80 $61.21 – $327.00
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $122.39 $70.55 – $411.93
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $122.43 $74.00 – $312.23
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $122.62 $97.58 – $814.48
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $123.20 not published
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $123.20 not published
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $123.42 $83.29 – $176.18

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