Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97162 Outpatient

PT evaluation, mod. complexity cost in Lakeland, FL

In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes): from $212.40 to $702.45, with a median of $589.05. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $376.65 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $350.92 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 97162, 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$212.40Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital
Median$589.05half pay less
Highest$702.45in this market
Difference3.3×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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.

median
Lowest $212.40Highest $702.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Mod Complex 30 Mins $212.40 $531.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION MOD COMPLEX 30 MINS $589.05 $589.05 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION MOD COMPLEX 30 MINS $702.45 $702.45 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $212.40, median $589.05, highest $702.45 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $589.05. 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.