Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient

In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $179.08 to $179.08, with a median of $179.08. Across New Hampshire, the median is $273.43 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$179.08Southern NH Medical Center
Median$179.08half pay less
Highest$179.08in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Manchester-Nashua, NH.

median
Lowest $179.08Highest $179.08

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Southern NH Medical Center lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 577-2000 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN $179.08 $484.00 — 63% Apr 1, 2026
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Southern NH Medical Center lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 577-2000 HC TELEHEALTH PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN $179.08 $484.00 — 63% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $179.08, median $179.08, highest $179.08.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $179.08 — 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.