Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Stockton, CA — inpatient

In Stockton-Lodi, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $336.00 to $336.00, with a median of $336.00. Across California, the median is $222.56 at 89 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$336.00Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca
Median$336.00half pay less
Highest$336.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca, CA · (209) 825-3700 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $336.00 $600.00 — 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $336.00, median $336.00, highest $336.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $336.00 — 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.