Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97163 Outpatient

PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Suffolk, VA

In Suffolk, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $289.50 to $289.50, with a median of $289.50. Across Virginia, the median is $256.20 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$289.50Sentara Obici Hospital
Median$289.50half pay less
Highest$289.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Pt Eval High Complex 45 Mins $289.50 $579.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $289.50, median $289.50, highest $289.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $289.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.