Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Chester, MT — inpatient

In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $165.10 to $165.10, with a median of $165.10. Across Montana, the median is $165.10 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$165.10Logan Health - Chester
Median$165.10half pay less
Highest$165.10in 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 Chester, MT.

median
Lowest $165.10Highest $165.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 PT Evaluation Units, Low Complexity $165.10 $254.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 REHAB 97161 GP PT Evaluation Low Complexity $165.10 $254.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $165.10, median $165.10, highest $165.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $165.10 — 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.