Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97162 Outpatient

PT evaluation, mod. complexity cost in Columbia, MO

In Columbia, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes): from $169.80 to $169.80, with a median of $169.80. Across Missouri, the median is $137.26 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97162, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$169.80Boone Hospital Center
Median$169.80half pay less
Highest$169.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 PT EVAL MOD COMPLEXITY $169.80 $283.00 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $169.80, median $169.80, highest $169.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $202.80. 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 moderate complexity, typically about 30 minutes face to face. It is used when the problem is changing or other health conditions affect the 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.