PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes) as an inpatient: from $69.56 to $288.36, with a median of $112.21. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and 1 other hospital — $42.65 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $81.75 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 97163, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 BD PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEXITY | $69.56 | $231.85 | $66.74–$206.82 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 PT EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEXITY | $69.56 | $231.85 | $66.74–$206.82 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 CL PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEXITY | $69.56 | $231.85 | $66.74–$206.82 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX 45 MIN | $154.86 | $534.00 | $92.54–$427.20 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX 45 MINS | $154.86 | $534.00 | $53.58–$534.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX 45 MIN | $288.36 | $534.00 | $92.54–$427.20 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX 45 MINS | $288.36 | $534.00 | $53.58–$534.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $69.56, median $112.21, highest $288.36 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $112.21 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.