Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97163 Outpatient

PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Ashland, OH

In Ashland, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $273.00 to $273.00, with a median of $273.00. Across Ohio, the median is $315.00 at 83 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 97163, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 14, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$273.00University Hospitals Health System
Median$273.00half pay less
Highest$273.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University Hospitals Health System Ashland, OH · (419) 289-0491 HC PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX 45 MINS $273.00 $364.00 $93.86–$331.24 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $273.00, median $273.00, highest $273.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $273.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 high complexity, typically about 45 minutes face to face. It is used for an unstable or unpredictable problem, often with several other health conditions, such as after a major surgery or neurological illness.

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.