Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97163 Outpatient

PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Phoenix, AZ

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 12 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $145.39 to $1,151.00, with a median of $1,151.00. The lowest listed price is at Valleywise Health Medical Center — $1,005.61 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $1,151.00 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 28, 2026.

Lowest$145.39Valleywise Health Medical Center
Median$1,151.00half pay less
Highest$1,151.00in this market
Difference7.9×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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

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Lowest $145.39Highest $1,151.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Valleywise Health Medical Center lowest Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX 45 MIN $145.39 $630.00 $84.03–$525.00 77% Jun 28, 2026
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Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix Phoenix, AZ PT Eval, High Typically 45 min $650.00 $650.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria, AZ PT Eval, High Typically 45 min $650.00 $650.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Physical Therapy Evaluation: High Complexity $1,151.00 $1,151.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $145.39, median $1,151.00, highest $1,151.00 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $1,151.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.