PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 11 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $93.00 to $386.91, with a median of $208.32. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $115.32 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $128.66 at 46 hospitals.
- The median here, $208.32, is 4% above the US median of $199.50.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($97.86).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Sep 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Phys Thrp Eval, Low Complexity, 20 Min File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $744.05 | $65.88–$595.24 | 88% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Phys Thrp Eval, Low Complexity, 20 Min File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $744.05 | $67.02–$687.50 | 88% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Phys Thrp Eval, Low Complexity, 20 Min File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $386.66 | $52.23–$386.66 | 75% |
| Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park Overland Park, KS PT Evaluation Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $120.35 | $120.35 | $32.49–$184.68 | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 PT Eval Low+1 more line at this price File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $177.10 | $253.00 | $32.89–$245.16 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN OT TH+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $208.32 | $434.00 | $75.41–$390.60 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN OT TH+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $208.32 | $434.00 | $75.41–$390.60 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVAL, LOW COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $217.92 | $454.00 | $75.41–$408.60 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVAL, LOW COMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $217.92 | $454.00 | $75.41–$408.60 | 52% |
| Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park Overland Park, KS PT Eval - Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $233.65 | $233.65 | $63.09–$210.29 | — |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 PT EVAL - LOW COMPLEXITY File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $280.14 | $400.20 | $75.78–$340.17 | 30% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $335.29 | $335.29 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $335.29 | $335.29 | — | — |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $355.85 | $508.35 | $75.78–$432.10 | 30% |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using st File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $386.91 | $386.91 | $212.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $93.00, median $208.32, highest $386.91 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $208.32. 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 8 of 9 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.
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