Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97162 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, mod. complexity cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes) as an inpatient: from $106.20 to $256.20, with a median of $106.20. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $244.69 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 97162, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$106.20Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital + 3 more
Median$106.20half pay less
Highest$256.20in this market
Difference2.4×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $106.20Highest $256.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex $106.20 $177.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex $106.20 $177.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex $106.20 $177.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex $106.20 $177.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex $256.20 $854.00 — 70% —
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Inpatient: lowest $106.20, median $106.20, highest $256.20 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $366.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.