PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $80.74 to $221.28, with a median of $106.15. The lowest listed price is at Methodist South Hospital and 5 other hospitals — $25.41 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $80.74 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex 20 Mins | $80.74 | $367.00 | $50.00–$266.64 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex 20 Mins | $80.74 | $367.00 | $50.00–$266.64 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex 20 Mins | $80.74 | $367.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex 20 Mins | $80.74 | $367.00 | $50.00–$266.64 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex 20 Mins | $80.74 | $367.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex 20 Mins | $80.74 | $367.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY 20 MIN | $131.55 | $877.00 | $70.94–$701.60 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY 20 MIN | $175.40 | $877.00 | $64.31–$789.30 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY 20 MIN | $184.17 | $877.00 | $64.31–$789.30 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY 20 MIN | $184.17 | $877.00 | $64.31–$789.30 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY 20 MIN | $184.17 | $877.00 | $64.31–$789.30 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY 20 MIN | $221.28 | $922.00 | $64.31–$829.80 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $80.74, median $106.15, highest $221.28 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $106.15. 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 9 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.
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.