Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Kenton, OH

In Kenton, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $295.10 to $295.10, with a median of $295.10. Across Ohio, the median is $264.00 at 83 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$295.10Hardin Memorial Hospital
Median$295.10half pay less
Highest$295.10in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH · (419) 673-0761 Hc Pt Eval Low Complexity $295.10 $454.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $295.10, median $295.10, highest $295.10.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $295.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.