Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Medford, OR

In Medford, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $270.75 to $270.75, with a median of $270.75. Across Oregon, the median is $232.80 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$270.75Providence Medford Medical Center
Median$270.75half pay less
Highest$270.75in 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 Medford, OR.

median
Lowest $270.75Highest $297.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Medford Medical Center lowest Medford, OR · (541) 732-5000 HC VIRTUAL THERAPY PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $270.75 $361.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR · (541) 732-5000 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $297.75 $397.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR · (541) 732-5000 HC CRISIS TELEH 97161 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $297.75 $397.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $270.75, median $270.75, highest $270.75.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $270.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.