Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97162 Outpatient

PT evaluation, mod. complexity cost in Atlanta, GA

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 36 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes): from $98.00 to $929.00, with a median of $176.83. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $78.83 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $176.83 at 72 hospitals.

Cash prices at 36 facilities across 25 cities for code 97162, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$98.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$176.83half pay less
Highest$929.00in this market
Difference9.5×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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

median
Lowest $98.00Highest $929.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Phys Thrp Eval, Moderate Complexity, 30 Min $98.00 $541.60 $66.06–$541.60 82% Mar 17, 2026
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Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 PT EVAL MOD COMPLEX 30 MIN $128.40 $321.00 — 60% —
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Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 PT EVAL MOD COMPLEX 30 MIN $128.40 $321.00 $92.95–$111.54 60% —
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Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 PT EVAL MOD COMPLEX 30 MIN $128.40 $321.00 $98.82–$108.70 60% —
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Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 PT EVAL MOD COMPLEX 30 MIN $128.40 $321.00 $92.95–$102.24 60% —
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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $136.50 $350.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $52.87–$530.49 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $64.01–$501.02 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $70.97–$449.00 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $55.52–$548.17 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $67.25–$501.02 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $57.59–$501.02 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $49.98–$501.02 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $54.29–$501.02 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $114.94–$530.49 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Pt Eval Mod Complex 30 Min $176.83 $589.43 $69.43–$530.49 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 30 Mins $480.00 $480.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 30 Mins $480.00 $480.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 30 Mins $480.00 $480.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 30 Mins $480.00 $480.00 — — —
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Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 30 Mins $480.00 $480.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 30 Mins $480.00 $480.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 30 Mins $480.00 $480.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 30 Mins $480.00 $480.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Physical Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity $788.00 $788.00 — — —
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Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Physical Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity $788.00 $788.00 — — —
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Physical Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity $788.00 $788.00 — — —
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Physical Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity $929.00 $929.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $98.00, median $176.83, highest $929.00 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $176.83. 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 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.