Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes in Tennessee?

The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $51.83. 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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Evaluation for Physical Therapy, Typically 20 Minutes Cost in Tennessee

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 82 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 97161. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $123 📉 Low $51.83 📈 High $1,800 🏥 82 hospitals 🏛️ 71 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $93.52

Hospital comparison — Tennessee

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 82 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	UHC	Cigna	BCBS	Aetna	Centene	Humana	Devoted	Medicare
VITRUVIAN HEALTH BRADLEY MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND	$51.83	$98.20	—	$93.52	$96.33	$97.26	—	—	—
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$54.60	$182	$138	$93.77	$150	$156	—	—	—
LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE	$56.42	$182	$138	$93.77	$150	$156	—	—	—
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE	$56.42	$182	$138	$93.77	$150	$156	—	—	—
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$56.42	$182	$138	$93.77	$150	$156	—	—	—
CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE	$56.42	$181	$138	$93.77	$150	$156	—	—	—
ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN	$56.42	$182	$138	$93.77	$150	$156	—	—	—
MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN	$56.42	$182	$138	$93.77	$150	$156	—	—	—
FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY	$58.24	$182	$138	$93.77	$150	$156	—	—	—
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE	$64.75	$74.03	$92.54	$86.04	$96.24	$97.17	$92.54	$96.24	$98.09
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO	$69.56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE	$69.56	$92.54	—	$96.24	$94.39	$120	$92.54	—	$86.99
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE	$72.45	$46.00	$146	$77.42	$224	$224	$227	$235	$224
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE	$72.45	$46.00	$146	$77.42	$224	$224	$227	$235	$224
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY	$72.45	$46.00	$95.92	$77.42	$91.35	$91.35	$92.81	$95.92	$91.35
BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA	$72.72	—	—	—	$242	—	—	—	—
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY	$73.80	$44.00	$98.20	$77.42	$93.52	$99.13	$93.52	$98.20	$93.52
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON	$73.80	$39.00	$98.20	$77.42	$93.52	$99.13	$93.52	$98.20	$93.52
INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT	$73.80	$38.00	$98.20	$77.42	$93.52	$99.13	$93.52	$98.20	$93.52
BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL	$73.80	$57.00	$98.20	$77.42	$93.52	$99.13	$93.52	$98.20	$93.52
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE	$73.80	$37.00	$98.20	$77.42	$93.52	$99.13	$93.52	$98.20	$93.52
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE	$73.80	$43.00	$98.20	$77.42	$93.52	$99.13	$93.52	$98.20	$93.52
FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY	$73.80	$46.00	$98.20	$93.52	$93.52	$99.13	$93.52	$98.20	$93.52
HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT	$73.80	$61.00	$98.20	$77.42	$93.52	$99.13	$93.52	$98.20	$93.52
METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$80.74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$80.74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN	$80.74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$80.74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS	$80.74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN	$82.88	$72.18	$97.17	$92.54	$92.54	$94.39	$92.54	$94.39	—
HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH	$97.41	$55.00	$209	—	—	—	—	—	—
PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE	$97.96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH	$100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS	$100	$40.40	$52.20	$74.00	$51.00	$300	$74.00	$103	$100
RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON	$101	—	$119	$47.58	—	—	$47.12	—	—
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG	$103	$40.40	$52.20	$74.00	$52.00	—	$74.00	$103	$100
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER	$107	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN	$115	$61.00	$56.78	—	—	—	—	—	—
HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON	$115	$61.00	$56.78	—	—	—	—	—	—
HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE	$115	$61.00	$56.78	—	—	—	—	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE	$123	$92.54	$130	$92.54	$94.39	$120	$92.54	—	$92.54
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN	$126	$102	$52.20	$69.00	$31.10	$215	$100	$103	$100
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG	$129	—	—	$93.04	$69.60	—	$109	—	—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE	$130	$92.54	$130	$66.74	$94.39	$120	$92.54	—	$92.54
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY	$130	$92.54	$130	$66.74	$94.39	$120	$92.54	—	$92.54
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA	$130	$92.54	$130	$66.74	$94.39	$120	$92.54	—	$92.54
LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE	$135	—	$93.41	—	—	—	—	—	—
VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA	$137	$69.82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON	$137	$69.82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE	$137	$69.82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE	$140	—	—	$153	—	—	—	—	—
UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER	$140	$110	—	$175	—	—	—	—	$91.65
MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA	$153	$92.54	$92.54	$93.04	$46.10	$95.32	$92.54	—	$92.54
WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO	$153	$97.17	$97.17	$93.04	$62.40	$97.17	$94.64	—	$97.17
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE	$154	$16.00	$64.00	$16.00	$16.00	$16.00	$16.00	—	$16.00
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON	$166	$70.00	$121	$99.33	$393	$112	—	—	—
MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE	$167	$40.00	$80.00	$80.50	$236	$80.50	$80.50	—	—
NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE	$182	—	$40.77	$95.99	$167	—	—	—	—
UNITY PSYCHIATRIC CARE MARTIN MARTIN	$199	$199	$199	—	—	—	—	—	—
UNITY PSYCHIATRIC CARE CLARKSVILLE CLARKSVILLE	$199	$199	$199	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.

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That is the median of what the 82 Tennessee 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 Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $93.52 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $51.83 to $1,800 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 1.3x 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 Tennessee?: Cash prices for evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes (CPT 97161) in Tennessee range from $51.83 to $1,800, with a median of $123. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes in Tennessee?: The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $51.83. 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 Tennessee facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 97161 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.