PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Fayetteville, NC
In Fayetteville, NC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $292.20 to $292.20, with a median of $292.20. The lowest listed price is at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and 2 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $303.50 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 97163, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center lowest Fayetteville, NC · (910) 609-4000 PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX 45 MIN | $292.20 | $487.00 | $94.65–$236.62 | 40% | — source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital lowest Raeford, NC · (910) 904-8000 PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX 45 MIN | $292.20 | $487.00 | $94.65–$236.62 | 40% | — source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital lowest Fayetteville, NC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX 45 MIN | $292.20 | $487.00 | $94.65–$236.62 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $292.20, median $292.20, highest $292.20.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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 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.