Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97163 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Atlanta, GA — inpatient

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes) as an inpatient: from $146.25 to $551.00, with a median of $146.25. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $217.50 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 97163, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$146.25Wellstar North Fulton Hospital + 8 more
Median$146.25half pay less
Highest$551.00in this market
Difference3.8×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 $146.25Highest $551.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Pt Eval High Complex 45 Min $146.25 $375.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 45 Mins $551.00 $551.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 45 Mins $551.00 $551.00 — — —
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 45 Mins $551.00 $551.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 45 Mins $551.00 $551.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 45 Mins $551.00 $551.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 45 Mins $551.00 $551.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 45 Mins $551.00 $551.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Recreational Tx - Pt Evaluatioln Low Complex 45 Mins $551.00 $551.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $146.25, median $146.25, highest $551.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $348.63 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.