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
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $138.58 $84.32 – $313.95
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $140.40 $10.90 – $65.00
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $140.73 $240.43 – $240.43
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $141.00 $10.90 – $65.00
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $141.00 not published
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $141.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $141.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $141.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $141.60 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $141.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $141.60 not published
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $141.96 $94.96 – $176.74
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $143.01 $83.55 – $462.00
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $143.01 $83.55 – $462.00
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $144.43 $58.95 – $255.00
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $145.00 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $146.37 not published
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $147.28 $54.55 – $129.80
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $149.20 $95.80 – $317.05
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $150.00 not published
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $150.45 $119.03 – $121.46
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $151.80 $10.90 – $65.00
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $152.00 $63.04 – $183.57
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $152.40 $10.90 – $65.00
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $152.68 $90.21 – $333.45
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $153.33 $95.13 – $199.77
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $153.33 $95.13 – $199.77
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $154.50 $94.33 – $141.50
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $155.00 $94.33 – $141.50
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $155.10 $88.79 – $215.33
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $155.10 $88.79 – $215.33
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $155.10 $92.06 – $215.33
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $155.10 $95.70 – $145.00
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $155.22 $114.51 – $188.94
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $155.50 not published
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $155.50 $65.00 – $188.66
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $155.52 $326.00 – $712.80
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $157.00 $94.33 – $141.50
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $157.50 $94.33 – $141.50
Carrier Clinic Belle Mead, NJ $158.40 not published
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $159.50 not published
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $160.40 $101.21 – $169.67
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $161.04 $125.28 – $253.17
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $161.50 $75.88 – $103.74
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $162.00 not published
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $162.12 $94.11 – $131.75
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $162.50 $94.33 – $141.50
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $162.50 $94.33 – $141.50
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $162.53 $81.05 – $313.95
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $163.39 $114.84 – $253.17

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