Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97162 Outpatient

PT evaluation, mod. complexity cost in Savannah, GA

In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes): from $177.00 to $177.00, with a median of $177.00. The lowest listed price is at Candler Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $186.00 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 97162, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$177.00Candler Hospital + 1 more
Median$177.00half pay less
Highest$177.00in 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 Savannah, GA.

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Lowest $177.00Highest $177.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Pt Rehab Ip Eval Mod 30Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Pt Eval Mod 30Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Pt Eval Med 30Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Pt Rehab Ip Eval Mod 30Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Pt Eval Mod 30Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Pt Eval Med 30Min $177.00 $590.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $177.00, median $177.00, highest $177.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $177.00. 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.