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Evaluation for Physical Therapy, Typically 20 Minutes Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 88 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 97161. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $114
📉 Low $11.20
📈 High $583
🏥 88 hospitals
🏛️ 46 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $93.87
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 88 hospitals.
Billed more than $114 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicaid | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$11.20 | $8.34 | $8.34 | $8.34 | $8.51 | $114 | $8.34 | — | — |
| LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF NATCHITOCHES NATCHITOCHES |
$28.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$41.70 | $149 | $58.94 | $58.94 | $90.71 | — | $58.94 | $58.94 | $93.01 |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$41.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$41.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$42.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$43.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$43.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$43.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$43.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$46.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$49.50 | $130 | $58.94 | $58.94 | $88.36 | $58.94 | $93.01 | $58.94 | $93.01 |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$51.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$54.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDRIA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL COLISEUM BLVD ALEXANDRIA |
$56.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COVINGTON TRACE ER & HOSPITAL MANDEVILLE |
$56.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$60.00 | $86.00 | $87.00 | $93.00 | $29.00 | $86.00 | $106 | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$61.00 | $150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$62.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$65.40 | $209 | — | — | — | — | — | $58.94 | $93.01 |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$65.78 | $247 | $78.20 | $74.48 | $75.97 | $311 | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$66.00 | $93.01 | $58.94 | $58.94 | $64.83 | — | $93.01 | $58.94 | $93.01 |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$68.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$77.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$79.05 | $144 | $58.94 | $58.94 | $64.83 | — | $97.20 | $58.94 | $93.01 |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$83.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$90.00 | — | $58.94 | $58.94 | $90.70 | — | $90.70 | $58.94 | $90.70 |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$90.68 | $137 | $80.51 | $200 | $193 | $187 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$93.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$93.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$95.00 | $68.89 | $11.97 | $74.48 | $47.50 | $150 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$97.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$99.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$100 | $70.05 | $70.05 | $70.05 | $70.05 | $70.05 | $70.05 | $74.48 | $70.05 |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$103 | $144 | — | $131 | — | $204 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$114 | $160 | $74.48 | $75.22 | — | — | — | $74.48 | $92.96 |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$114 | $156 | $74.48 | $74.48 | — | — | — | $74.48 | $93.01 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$120 | $82.57 | $58.94 | $65.00 | $58.94 | $108 | $116 | $58.94 | $90.70 |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF SHREVEPORT SHREVEPORT |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF COVINGTON COVINGTON |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF HAMMOND HAMMOND |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$129 | $57.51 | $96.75 | $77.40 | — | $103 | — | $88.97 | $45.15 |
| THE SPINE HOSPITAL OF LOUISANA BATON ROUGE |
$135 | $92.08 | $100 | $82.00 | $93.00 | $100 | $100 | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$142 | $167 | — | — | — | $150 | — | — | — |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$147 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — |
| LAFAYETTE SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$155 | $50.00 | $92.55 | $92.55 | $92.55 | $43.00 | $92.55 | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$156 | $90.71 | $58.94 | $59.53 | $64.83 | — | — | $58.94 | $90.71 |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$160 | $90.70 | $74.02 | $74.48 | $90.70 | $185 | $95.24 | — | $90.70 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97161, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $202 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $114 for this?
That is the median of what the 88 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 97161 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $93.87 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $11.20 to $583 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 1.2x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (CPT 97161) in Louisiana range from $11.20 to $583, with a median of $114. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $11.20. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 97161 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.