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Physical Therapy Evaluation, High Complexity

North Dakota 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$87.10 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$87.10 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $87 to $355Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $76 to $229
$100$200$500facility $158professional $148

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
1 more rate 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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 2nd of 51

$148

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.