PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $22.96 to $426.00, with a median of $202.08. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $179.12 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $202.08 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 OT Re Evaluation CHARGE File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $22.96 | $85.05 | $103.00–$284.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 Physical Therapy Evaluation Charge Low Complexity (97161) File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $45.36 | $168.00 | $103.00–$284.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 PT Evaluation Low Complexity Units+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $59.40 | $220.00 | $103.00–$284.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 OT Reevaluation Charge File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $65.88 | $244.00 | $103.00–$284.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 OT Re-Evaluation File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $68.04 | $252.00 | $103.00–$284.00 | 73% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Pt Eval Low Complex+2 more lines at this price source file | $142.83 | $529.00 | $46.45–$343.85 | 73% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $95.99–$371.82 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $45.59–$383.94 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $60.46–$383.94 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $40.42–$392.03 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $40.42–$371.82 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $95.99–$371.82 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $49.59–$383.94 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $52.45–$363.74 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $52.54–$383.94 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $202.08 | $404.15 | $52.45–$371.82 | 50% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $289.00 | $578.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $311.50 | $623.00 | — | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $426.00 | $426.00 | $64.11–$404.70 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $426.00 | $426.00 | $64.11–$404.70 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $426.00 | $426.00 | $64.11–$404.70 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $22.96, median $202.08, highest $426.00 — a 18.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $202.08. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.