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
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $125.76 $90.78 – $197.58
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $126.19 $126.19 – $517.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $126.19 $54.05 – $406.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $126.19 $60.00 – $517.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $126.19 $90.00 – $517.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $126.19 $60.00 – $523.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $126.19 $80.00 – $561.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $126.19 $118.00 – $558.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $126.19 $80.00 – $517.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $126.19 $126.19 – $563.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $126.72 $92.86 – $198.72
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $126.75 $92.95 – $171.96
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $126.75 $92.95 – $171.96
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $126.75 $92.95 – $171.96
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $126.75 $92.95 – $182.18
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $126.75 $92.95 – $171.96
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $126.75 $92.95 – $171.96
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $126.75 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $126.75 $92.95 – $182.18
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $126.75 not published
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $126.75 $92.95 – $182.18
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $126.75 $98.59 – $193.24
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $128.25 $90.00 – $90.00
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $128.58 $85.91 – $216.76
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $128.80 $58.37 – $470.73
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $128.80 $58.37 – $470.73
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $128.80 $58.37 – $470.73
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $128.80 $58.37 – $799.63
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $128.80 $58.37 – $470.73
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $128.93 $72.82 – $253.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $129.60 $66.74 – $176.18
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $129.60 $66.74 – $176.18
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $130.90 $100.53 – $205.05
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $131.04 $107.57 – $1,007.37
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $131.16 $106.21 – $433.83
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $131.55 $70.94 – $194.62
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $131.62 $143.91 – $333.45
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $133.02 $95.34 – $213.63
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $133.14 $50.46 – $245.10
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $133.14 $50.46 – $231.30
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $133.14 $50.46 – $203.40
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $133.14 $50.46 – $212.10
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $133.76 $168.71 – $168.71
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $134.40 $10.90 – $65.00
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $134.40 $18.05 – $65.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $134.46 $60.77 – $642.42
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $135.11 $59.54 – $219.84
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $135.52 $70.55 – $411.93
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $135.52 $89.36 – $178.71
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $136.12 $35.13 – $157.44

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