PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Tyler, TX — inpatient
In Tyler, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $29.20 to $68.20, with a median of $61.60. The lowest listed price is at University of Texas Health Center at Tyler — $32.40 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $209.60 at 203 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tyler, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Health Center at Tyler lowest Tyler, TX · (903) 877-7777 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | $29.20 | $292.00 | $66.60–$273.07 | 90% | — source file |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital Tyler, TX · (903) 597-0351 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | $61.60 | $616.00 | $37.11–$308.00 | 90% | — source file |
| UT Health Rehabilitation Hospital Tyler, TX Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | $68.20 | $682.00 | $37.11–$348.50 | 90% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $29.20, median $61.60, highest $68.20 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $61.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.