How much does Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity cost in Michigan?
CPT 97161 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Michigan.
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97161 Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity
Market typical price
$167
55 facilities · typical range $100 – $210 · 1.7× Medicare PFS
Typical
$167
Medicare $98
$69 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $1,250
What Medicare paysⓘ
$98
Market typical
$167
Cash / self-pay price
$187
Prices near you — 55 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital (former Ascension Providence Rochester) lowest | Hospital | $69cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| McLaren Flint | Hospital | $70cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| McLaren Macomb (Mount Clemens) | Hospital | $71cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Oakland (Pontiac) | Hospital | $73cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing (Edward W. Sparrow Hospital) | Hospital | $74cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | Hospital | $77cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) | Hospital | $81cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Lake Huron Medical Center (Port Huron; Prime Healthcare) | Hospital | $93cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital (Grand Blanc; former Ascension Genesys) | Hospital | $94negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Beacon Kalamazoo (former Ascension Borgess Medical Center) | Hospital | $94negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| University of Michigan Health-West (Wyoming) | Hospital | $97cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Straith Hospital for Special Surgery (Southfield) [ORTHO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $98cash | 1.0× | — |
| McLaren Bay Region (Bay City) | Hospital | $98cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center (Southfield) [PHYSICIAN-OWNED SURGICAL HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $100cash | 1.0× | — |
| McLaren Port Huron | Hospital | $120cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (former Allegiance Health) | Hospital | $126negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Commerce Township) | Hospital | $128cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5% |
| Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) | Hospital | $133cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (Clinton Township) | Hospital | $133cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Hospital | $133cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | Hospital | $133cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital (former Ascension Macomb-Oakland) | Hospital | $136cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital (former Ascension Providence) | Hospital | $147cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital (former Ascension Providence; shares CCN with Southfield) | Hospital | $147cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Holland Hospital | Hospital | $164cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| University of Michigan Health University Hospital (Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor) | Hospital | $167cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Henry Ford St. John Hospital (Detroit; former Ascension St. John) | Hospital | $173cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids) | Hospital | $182cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital (East Grand Rapids; shares CCN with Butterworth) | Hospital | $182cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Hospital | $192cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant HealthCare (Saginaw) | Hospital | $197cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak) | Hospital | $198cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | Hospital | $198cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Hospital | $198cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital | Hospital | $198cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Hospital | $198cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Hospital | $198cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | Hospital | $198cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Taylor Hospital | Hospital | $198cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital (former Mercy Health Saint Mary's) | Hospital | $204cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital (former Mercy Health Hackley) | Hospital | $204cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo) | Hospital | $210cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Hospital | $210cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | Hospital | $217cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Trinity Health Livonia Hospital | Hospital | $217cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (Pontiac) | Hospital | $217cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.7% |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital (Howell) | Hospital | $217cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Chelsea Hospital (Trinity Health / Michigan Medicine) | Hospital | $217cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Munson Medical Center (Traverse City) | Hospital | $230cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| UP Health System - Marquette | Hospital | $234cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital (St. Joseph) | Hospital | $323cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Hurley Medical Center (Flint) gross charge | Hospital | $592cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital gross charge | Hospital | $624cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
| DMC Harper University Hospital gross charge | Hospital | $700cash | 7.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital gross charge | Hospital | $1,250cash | 12.8× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 4 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 97161 cost in Michigan?
For Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (CPT 97161) in Michigan, a fair self-pay price is around $167, with hospitals ranging from $100 to $210 across 55 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $98, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity cost in Michigan?
A fair self-pay price for Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (CPT 97161) in Michigan is around $167, with hospital prices ranging from $100 to $210 across 55 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 97161?
Medicare pays about $98 for Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (CPT 97161). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity?
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.