PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $152.75 to $310.73, with a median of $231.74. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas — $78.99 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $153.73 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 — 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-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas lowest Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 15 Min | $152.75 | $235.00 | $79.29–$151.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 30 Min | $181.35 | $279.00 | $157.00–$164.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 45 Min | $209.30 | $322.00 | $79.29–$151.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 60 Min | $237.90 | $366.00 | $66.61–$311.10 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 75 Min | $266.50 | $410.00 | $74.62–$348.50 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 90 Min | $295.10 | $454.00 | $82.63–$385.90 | 35% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 EVALUATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY; TYPICALLY 45 MINUTES | $310.73 | $345.25 | $91.20–$345.25 | 10% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 105 Min | $323.05 | $497.00 | $157.00–$164.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 120 Min | $351.65 | $541.00 | $157.00–$164.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 135 Min | $380.25 | $585.00 | $79.29–$151.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Pt Eval Level III 150 Min | $408.20 | $628.00 | $157.00–$164.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $152.75, median $231.74, highest $310.73 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $192.92. 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 1 of 2 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.