PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 16 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $69.56 to $938.23, with a median of $215.43. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and 1 other hospital — $145.87 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $129.60 at 63 hospitals.
- The median here, $215.43, is 8% above the US median of $199.50.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($97.86).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 15 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 BD PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $69.56 | $231.85 | $66.74–$206.82 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $69.56 | $231.85 | $66.74–$206.82 | 70% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $125.17 | $222.00 | $89.47–$210.90 | 44% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using standardized tests and measures addressing 1-2 elements from any of the following: body structures and File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $125.73 | $539.61 | $221.00 | 77% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $129.60 | $432.00 | $66.74–$176.18 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $139.20 | $480.00 | — | 71% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using standardized tests and measures addressing 1-2 elements from any of the following: body structures and File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $153.85 | $471.94 | $75.51–$471.94 | 67% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 PT Evaluation Low Complexity Time File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $191.40 | $319.00 | — | 40% |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using standardized tests and measures addressing 1-2 elements from any of the following: body structures and File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $239.46 | $472.31 | $88.00 | 49% |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using st File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $329.78 | $329.78 | $201.74 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using st File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $380.48 | $380.48 | $201.74 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using st File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $464.63 | $464.63 | $201.74 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using st File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $717.62 | $717.62 | $201.74 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using st File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $857.92 | $857.92 | $201.74 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using st File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $904.10 | $904.10 | $201.74 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using st File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $938.23 | $938.23 | $201.74 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $69.56, median $215.43, highest $938.23 — a 13.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $127.39. 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 6 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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