Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Vallejo, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $261.72 to $336.00, with a median of $336.00. The lowest listed price is at NorthBay Medical Center — $74.28 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $222.56 at 89 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$261.72NorthBay Medical Center
Median$336.00half pay less
Highest$336.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Vallejo, CA.

median
Lowest $261.72Highest $336.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min $261.72 $261.72 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Pt Eval Low Complex 20 Min $261.72 $261.72 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $336.00 $600.00 — 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $336.00 $600.00 — 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $261.72, median $336.00, highest $336.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities 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.