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Physical Therapy Evaluation, High Complexity

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 97163

A physical therapist assesses a person's movement, strength, and physical function to understand how an injury or condition is limiting them, then develops a plan of care. This version applies to more complicated cases, involving a more extensive health history and a higher number of factors affecting movement and function than a simpler evaluation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Physical Therapy Evaluation, High Complexity cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$56.23 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$79.43 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $68 to $129Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $50 to $83
$50$100facility $81professional $63

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$63.10

AK $200FL $60.26

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.