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Physical Therapy Evaluation, High Complexity

North Carolina 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$67.61 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$83.18 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $83 to $145Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $66 to $135
$100facility $87professional $83

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
9 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
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$83.18

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.