Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97163 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Houma, LA — inpatient

In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes) as an inpatient: from $195.36 to $221.37, with a median of $208.37. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Anne General Hospital — $13.01 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $127.17 at 39 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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$195.36Ochsner St Anne General Hospital
Median$208.37half of hospitals charge less
Highest$221.37in this market
Difference1.1×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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.

median
Lowest $195.36Highest $221.37

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEXITY 45 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $195.36 $444.00 — 56%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEXITY 45 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $221.37 $471.00 — 53%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $195.36, median $208.37, highest $221.37 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $208.37 — 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.