Occupational therapy evaluation cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 14 hospitals list a cash price for occupational therapy evaluation, low complexity: from $74.00 to $426.00, with a median of $180.38. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $106.38 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $188.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 cities for code 97165, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB OT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MIN | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Ot Eval Low Complex | $142.56 | $528.00 | $182.16–$185.34 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Ot Eval Low Complex | $142.56 | $528.00 | $182.16–$185.34 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC OT EVAL LOW COMPLEX | $142.56 | $528.00 | $46.36–$343.20 | 73% | — source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $40.69–$342.71 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $46.90–$342.71 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $36.08–$331.89 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $36.08–$349.93 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $51.53–$324.68 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $98.43–$331.89 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $98.43–$331.89 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $53.97–$342.71 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $44.26–$342.71 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $51.53–$324.68 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $51.53–$331.89 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC OT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MINS | $180.38 | $360.75 | $68.54–$360.75 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB OT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 30 MIN | $186.50 | $373.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG OT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY | $426.00 | $426.00 | $64.11–$404.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG OT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY | $426.00 | $426.00 | $64.11–$404.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG OT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY | $426.00 | $426.00 | $64.11–$404.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $74.00, median $180.38, highest $426.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $180.38. 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 9 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
An occupational therapy evaluation assesses daily activities and sets a plan.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.