Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Rhode Island Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Rhode Island

In Rhode Island, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $100.00 to $145.80, with a median of $122.90. The lowest price is at Landmark Medical Center (Woonsocket). The highest price is 1.5× 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 22, 2026.

Lowest$100.00Landmark Medical Center
Median$122.90half pay less
Highest$145.80in Rhode Island
Lowest saves$22.90vs the median

Hospitals in Rhode Island, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Hc Phys Thrp Eval, Low Complexity, 20 Min $100.00 $573.19 Sep 1, 2026
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South County Health Wakefield · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Physical therapy evaluation: low complexity, requiring these components: A history with no personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination of body system(s) using standardized tests and measures addressing 1-2 elements from any of the following: body structures and $145.80 $243.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 2 $100.00 $122.90

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.