Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Missoula, MT

In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $119.20 to $119.20, with a median of $119.20. Across Montana, the median is $185.13 at 8 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$119.20St. Patrick Hospital
Median$119.20half pay less
Highest$119.20in 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 Missoula, MT.

median
Lowest $119.20Highest $119.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Patrick Hospital lowest Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $119.20 $149.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Patrick Hospital lowest Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC CRISIS TELEH 97161 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $119.20 $149.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $119.20, median $119.20, highest $119.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $119.20. 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.