Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Vermont Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Vermont

In Vermont, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $176.82 to $393.00, with a median of $340.97. The lowest price is at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (Brattleboro). The highest price is 2.2× 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$176.82Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Median$340.97half pay less
Highest$393.00in Vermont
Lowest saves$164.15vs the median

Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital lowest Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT PT Low Complex Units $176.82 $252.60 Dec 29, 2025
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Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $322.94 $322.94 Apr 28, 2026
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University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT HC - PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $359.00 $359.00 Apr 28, 2026
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Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT HC - PT PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $393.00 $393.00 Apr 28, 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
Barre, VT 1 $322.94 $322.94
Brattleboro, VT 1 $176.82 $176.82
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1 $359.00 $359.00
Middlebury, VT 1 $393.00 $393.00

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.