Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97161 Wisconsin Outpatient

PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $77.91 to $456.05, with a median of $177.50. The lowest price is at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee (Milwaukee) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 5.9× 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$77.91Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee + 1 more
Median$177.50half pay less
Highest$456.05in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$99.59vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee lowest Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX $77.91 $147.00 —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX $77.91 $147.00 —
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Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Physical Therapy Evaulation $88.12 $169.00 —
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY 15MIN $95.70 $145.00 —
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY 15MIN $95.70 $145.00 —
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY 15MIN $95.70 $145.00 —
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY 15MIN $95.70 $145.00 —
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Ascension NE Wisconsin Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX $153.33 $269.00 —
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX $153.33 $269.00 —
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX $168.49 $228.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC PT EVALUATION LOW COMPLEXITY $170.50 $310.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY $177.50 $355.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $215.80 $332.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX $223.44 $392.00 —
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Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY XU $240.35 $429.20 Jun 15, 2026
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AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS $272.32 $272.32 Apr 1, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX $456.05 $570.06 Jan 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
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 12 $77.91 $177.50
Green Bay, WI 4 $95.70 $95.70
Appleton, WI 2 $153.33 $188.38
Madison, WI 2 $215.80 $335.92
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 2 $153.33 $165.42
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 2 $177.50 $177.50
Sheboygan, WI 2 $95.70 $136.60
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 2 $215.80 $215.80
Antigo, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
Durand, WI 1 $272.32 $272.32
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $168.49 $168.49
Eagle River, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
East Amery, WI 1 $88.12 $88.12
Eau Claire, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
Fond du Lac, WI 1 $177.50 $177.50
Medford, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
Merrill, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
Manitowoc, WI 1 $177.50 $177.50
Marinette, WI-MI 1 $177.50 $177.50
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1 $240.35 $240.35
Rhinelander, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
Tomahawk, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
Woodruff, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
Wausau, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 1 $177.50 $177.50
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 1 $215.80 $215.80

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.