Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Arkansas Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Arkansas

In Arkansas, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $104.00 to $261.60, with a median of $111.85. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Berryville (Berryville). The highest price is 2.5× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 97161. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$104.00Mercy Hospital Berryville

Median$111.85half pay less

Highest$261.60in Arkansas

Lowest saves$7.85vs the median

Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Mercy Hospital Berryville lowest Berryville · Berryville, AR Pt Eval Level I 15 Min	$104.00	$160.00	— source file
Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville · Booneville, AR Pt Eval Level I 15 Min	$105.30	$162.00	— source file
Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark · Ozark, AR Pt Eval Level I 15 Min	$105.30	$162.00	— source file
Mercy Hospital Paris E Academy Paris · E Academy Paris, AR Pt Eval Level I 15 Min	$105.30	$162.00	— source file
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron · Waldron, AR Pt Eval Level I 15 Min	$105.30	$162.00	— source file
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Pt Eval Level I 15 Min	$107.25	$165.00	— source file
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Pt Eval Level I 15 Min	$108.55	$167.00	— source file
Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY 20 MIN	$115.14	$606.00	Feb 27, 2026 source file
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY 20 MIN	$131.55	$877.00	Feb 27, 2026 source file
Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR PT Evaluation Units, Low Complexity	$142.40	$178.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Arkansas Heart Hospital Bryant · Bryant, AR PT Evaluation Units, Low Complexity	$142.40	$178.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN	$147.93	$164.37	— source file
Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN	$147.93	$164.37	— source file
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR EVALUATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY; TYPICALLY 20 MINUTES	$261.60	$436.00	— source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	3	$142.40	$147.93
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	2	$107.25	$127.59
Berryville, AR	1	$104.00	$104.00
Booneville, AR	1	$105.30	$105.30
Bryant, AR	1	$142.40	$142.40
E Academy Paris, AR	1	$105.30	$105.30
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1	$108.55	$108.55
Jonesboro, AR	1	$115.14	$115.14
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1	$131.55	$131.55
Ozark, AR	1	$105.30	$105.30
Waldron, AR	1	$105.30	$105.30

What it is

This is a first physical therapy evaluation of low complexity, typically about 20 minutes face to face. It is used for a stable problem with few other health factors, and ends with a plan of care.

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.

Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.