PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $226.20 to $436.02, with a median of $416.00. The lowest listed price is at Mat-Su Valley Medical Center — $189.80 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $416.52 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center lowest Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 PT EVAL LOW Unit - Yes | $226.20 | $754.00 | $80.83–$723.84 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | $416.00 | $416.00 | $332.80–$1,233.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM | $436.02 | $559.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC CRISIS TELEH 97161 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM | $436.02 | $559.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $226.20, median $416.00, highest $436.02 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $406.51. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is a first physical therapy evaluation of low complexity, typically about 20 minutes face to face. It is used for a stable problem with few other health factors, and ends with a plan of care.
What the price covers
The price covers the evaluation, billed once per evaluation rather than in time units. Treatment on the same day, such as therapeutic exercise or manual therapy, is billed separately in 15-minute units.