PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $82.93 to $417.60, with a median of $111.00. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel and 1 other hospital — $28.07 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $143.35 at 68 hospitals.
- The median here, $111.00, is 44% below the US median of $199.50.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($97.86).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $82.93 | $359.00 | $94.80–$424.40 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis lowest Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $82.93 | $359.00 | $94.80–$424.40 | 77% |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Pace Pt Eval Low Complex; 20 Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $83.39 | $361.00 | $94.80–$424.40 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Pace Pt Eval Low Complex; 20 Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $83.39 | $361.00 | $94.80–$424.40 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.19 | $359.00 | $94.80–$424.40 | 75% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Pace Pt Eval Low Complex; 20 Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.69 | $361.00 | $94.80–$424.40 | 75% |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $109.12 | $352.00 | $173.22–$352.00 | 69% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $185.00 | $10.90–$128.90 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $185.00 | $10.90–$128.90 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $185.00 | $10.90–$128.90 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $185.00 | $18.05–$128.90 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $185.00 | $18.05–$128.90 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis, IN PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $185.00 | $18.05–$128.90 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $185.00 | $18.05–$128.90 | 40% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $140.00 | $350.00 | $94.64–$336.00 | 60% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $235.00 | $10.90–$128.90 | 40% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $187.60 | $268.00 | $94.33–$732.38 | 30% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 PT LOW COMPLEX EVAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $191.40 | $319.00 | $18.05–$128.90 | 40% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN · (317) 462-5544 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $195.20 | $244.00 | $94.33–$732.00 | 20% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Pt Eval Low Complexity File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $221.55 | $246.17 | $92.00–$246.17 | 10% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $417.60 | $522.00 | $94.33–$522.00 | 20% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Pt Eval Low Complexity File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $474.62 | $527.36 | $92.00–$527.36 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $82.93, median $111.00, highest $417.60 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $111.00. 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 16 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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.
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