Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Connecticut Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Connecticut

In Connecticut, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $101.29 to $691.20, with a median of $408.10. The lowest price is at Day Kimball Healthcare (Putnam). The highest price is 6.8× 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$101.29Day Kimball Healthcare

Median$408.10half pay less

Highest$691.20in Connecticut

Lowest saves$306.81vs the median

Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Day Kimball Healthcare lowest Putnam · Putnam, CT DKH-PT EVAL LOW CPLX 20 MIN (PROC)	$101.29	$265.85	Aug 1, 2026 source file
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Farmington · Farmington, CT HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS	$144.60	$241.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs · Stafford Springs, CT HC Pt Evaluation Low Complexity Patient/Family	$188.10	$342.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Gaylord Hospital Wallingford · Wallingford, CT PT Eval, Low Complexity	$207.60	$296.57	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT HC Pt Evaluation Low Complexity Patient/Family	$230.45	$419.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT PT Evaluation Units Low Complexity	$310.02	$620.03	May 13, 2026 source file
Connecticut Children's Hartford · Hartford, CT Pt Eval Low Complex	$324.60	$541.00	— source file
Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital Hartford · Hartford, CT HC Pt Evaluation Low Complexity Patient/Family	$408.10	$742.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford · Hartford, CT HC Pt Evaluation Low Complexity Patient/Family	$408.10	$742.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Hartford Hospital Hartford · Hartford, CT HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN	$412.56	$412.56	— source file
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington · Torrington, CT HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN	$412.56	$412.56	— source file
The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain · New Britain, CT HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN	$412.56	$412.56	— source file
Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic · Willimantic, CT HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN	$412.56	$412.56	— source file
The William W Backus Hospital Norwich · Norwich, CT HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN	$413.00	$413.00	— source file
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN	$691.20	$691.20	— source file

By metro area

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

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Hartford, CT	4	$324.60	$408.10
Waterbury, CT	2	$230.45	$270.24
Bridgeport, CT	1	$691.20	$691.20
Farmington, CT	1	$144.60	$144.60
New Britain, CT	1	$412.56	$412.56
Norwich, CT	1	$413.00	$413.00
Putnam, CT	1	$101.29	$101.29
Stafford Springs, CT	1	$188.10	$188.10
Torrington, CT	1	$412.56	$412.56
Wallingford, CT	1	$207.60	$207.60
Willimantic, CT	1	$412.56	$412.56

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.