Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Seward, AK — inpatient

In Seward, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) as an inpatient: from $416.52 to $416.52, with a median of $416.52. Across Alaska, the median is $416.52 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$416.52City of Seward
Median$416.52half pay less
Highest$416.52in 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 Seward, AK.

median
Lowest $416.52Highest $416.52

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
City of Seward lowest Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $416.52 $534.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
source file
City of Seward lowest Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC CRISIS TELEH 97161 PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX CDM $416.52 $534.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $416.52, median $416.52, highest $416.52.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $416.52 — 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.