PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $177.60 to $335.29, with a median of $256.45. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital and 1 other hospital — $78.85 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $107.39 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN NTC | $177.60 | $370.00 | $40.48–$325.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN NTC | $177.60 | $370.00 | $40.48–$325.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN PT TH | $208.32 | $434.00 | $208.32–$390.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN OT TH | $208.32 | $434.00 | $208.32–$390.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN OT TH | $208.32 | $434.00 | $208.32–$390.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN PT TH | $208.32 | $434.00 | $208.32–$390.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVAL, LOW COMP | $217.92 | $454.00 | $217.92–$408.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVAL, LOW COMP | $217.92 | $454.00 | $217.92–$408.60 | 52% | — source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $335.29 | $335.29 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $335.29 | $335.29 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $177.60, median $256.45, highest $335.29 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $177.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.