Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97163 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes) as an inpatient: from $80.74 to $221.28, with a median of $106.15. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp and 5 other hospitals — $25.41 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $81.75 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 97163, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$80.74Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp + 5 more
Median$106.15half pay less
Highest$221.28in this market
Difference2.7×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $80.74Highest $221.28

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation High Complex 45 Mins $80.74 $367.00 — 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation High Complex 45 Mins $80.74 $367.00 $50.00–$266.64 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation High Complex 45 Mins $80.74 $367.00 $50.00–$266.64 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation High Complex 45 Mins $80.74 $367.00 $50.00–$266.64 78% —
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Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation High Complex 45 Mins $80.74 $367.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation High Complex 45 Mins $80.74 $367.00 — 78% —
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEXITY 45 MIN $131.55 $877.00 $333.26–$701.60 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEXITY 45 MIN $175.60 $878.00 $333.64–$790.20 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEXITY 45 MIN $184.17 $877.00 $333.26–$789.30 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEXITY 45 MIN $184.17 $877.00 $333.26–$789.30 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEXITY 45 MIN $184.17 $877.00 $333.26–$789.30 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEXITY 45 MIN $221.28 $922.00 $350.36–$829.80 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $80.74, median $106.15, highest $221.28 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $106.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is 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.