PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $126.75 to $577.00, with a median of $271.88. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $145.13 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $177.00 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min | $126.75 | $325.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 20 Mins | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 20 Mins | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 20 Mins | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 20 Mins | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 20 Mins | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 20 Mins | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 20 Mins | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 20 Mins | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Physical Therapy Evaluation, Low Complexity | $577.00 | $577.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Physical Therapy Evaluation, Low Complexity | $577.00 | $577.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Physical Therapy Evaluation, Low Complexity | $577.00 | $577.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Physical Therapy Evaluation, Low Complexity | $908.00 | $908.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $126.75, median $271.88, highest $577.00 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $126.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.