Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Newport, OR

In Newport, OR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $232.80 to $232.80, with a median of $232.80. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $232.80 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 Jan 31, 2026 and Jan 31, 2026.

Lowest$232.80Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital + 1 more
Median$232.80half pay less
Highest$232.80in 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 Newport, OR.

median
Lowest $232.80Highest $232.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital lowest Lincoln City, OR · (541) 994-3661 PC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY $232.80 $291.00 $83.57–$314.85 20% Jan 31, 2026
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Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital lowest Newport, OR · (541) 265-2244 PC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY $232.80 $291.00 $83.57–$314.85 20% Jan 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $232.80, median $232.80, highest $232.80.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.