Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Savannah, GA — inpatient

In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $177.00 to $177.00, with a median of $177.00. The lowest listed price is at Candler Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $177.00 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$177.00Candler Hospital + 1 more
Median$177.00half pay less
Highest$177.00in 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 Savannah, GA.

median
Lowest $177.00Highest $177.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Pt Rehab Ip Eval Low 20Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Pt Eval Low 20Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Pt Rehab Ip Eval Low 20Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Pt Eval Low 20Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $177.00, median $177.00, highest $177.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $177.00 — 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.