Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Stevens Point, WI

In Stevens Point-Plover, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $215.80 to $215.80, with a median of $215.80. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $177.50 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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$215.80Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital + 1 more
Median$215.80half pay less
Highest$215.80in 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 Stevens Point-Plover, WI.

median
Lowest $215.80Highest $215.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $215.80 $332.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $215.80 $332.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $215.80, median $215.80, highest $215.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $215.80. 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.