Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Santa Rosa, CA — inpatient

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $143.82 to $336.00, with a median of $234.60. The lowest listed price is at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital — $90.78 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $222.56 at 89 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$143.82Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Median$234.60half pay less
Highest$336.00in this market
Difference2.3×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

median
Lowest $143.82Highest $336.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital lowest Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC VIRTUAL THERAPY PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $143.82 $282.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $150.45 $295.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC CRISIS TELEH 97161 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $233.07 $457.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC VIRTUAL THERAPY PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $233.07 $457.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC CRISIS TELEH 97161 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $236.13 $463.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC VIRTUAL THERAPY PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $236.13 $463.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $236.13 $463.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $279.48 $548.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $336.00 $600.00 — 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $143.82, median $234.60, highest $336.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $217.52 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.