Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Kansas Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Kansas

In Kansas, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $70.40 to $335.29, with a median of $132.28. The lowest price is at Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan (Manhattan). The highest price is 4.8× 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$70.40Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan
Median$132.28half pay less
Highest$335.29in Kansas
Lowest saves$61.88vs the median

Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan lowest Manhattan · Manhattan, KS PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN $70.40 $176.00 —
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Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN $88.40 $221.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS Pt Eval Level I 15 Min $90.35 $139.00 —
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Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Pt Eval Level I 15 Min $95.55 $147.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Pt Eval Level I 90 Min $96.85 $149.00 —
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Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN $167.70 $258.00 —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN NTC $177.60 $370.00 —
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AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $335.29 $335.29 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $335.29 $335.29 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $335.29 $335.29 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Kansas City, MO-KS 3 $177.60 $335.29
Joplin, MO-KS 2 $90.35 $92.95
Manhattan, KS 2 $70.40 $79.40
Ottawa, KS 1 $335.29 $335.29
Pittsburg, KS 1 $96.85 $96.85
Wichita, KS 1 $167.70 $167.70

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.