Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Texarkana, TX — inpatient

In Texarkana, TX-AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $120.35 to $334.95, with a median of $227.65. The lowest listed price is at Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North — $107.30 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $200.38 at 209 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$120.35Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North
Median$227.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$334.95in this market
Difference2.8×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 Texarkana, TX-AR.

median
Lowest $120.35Highest $334.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North lowest Texarkana, TX PT Evaluation Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $120.35 $120.35 $84.25–$108.32 —
Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North Texarkana, TX PT Eval - Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $256.75 $256.75 $179.73–$231.08 —
CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 IRF PT EVAL LOW+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file $334.95 $609.00 $193.66–$548.10 45%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $120.35, median $227.65, highest $334.95 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $304.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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.