Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $107.52 to $107.52, with a median of $107.52. Across Missouri, the median is $107.39 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$107.52Freeman Health System - Freeman West
Median$107.52half pay less
Highest$107.52in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $107.52 $268.80 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $107.52, median $107.52, highest $107.52.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $93.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.