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Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes
Tulare, CA
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Adventist Health Tulare’s median price of $256 is 71% above the median hospital's median price ($150), higher than 82% of the 2,543 hospitals reporting CPT 97161. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 13 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcare other · outpatient | $103.01 | $103.01 | $103.01 – $103.01 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans other · outpatient | $103.01 | $103.01 | $103.01 – $103.01 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $103.01 | $103.01 | $103.01 – $103.01 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $216.45 | $216.45 | $205.57 – $227.33 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn fee schedule · outpatient | $256.00 | $256.00 | $256.00 – $256.00 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $356.00 | $356.00 | $356.00 – $356.00 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $365.00 | $365.00 | $365.00 – $365.00 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $391.30 | $391.30 | $391.30 – $391.30 |
| 9 | MultiPlan multiplan - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $397.38 | $397.38 | $377.40 – $417.35 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $410.00 | $410.00 | $410.00 – $410.00 |
| 11 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $467.50 | $467.50 | $444.00 – $491.00 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll fee schedule · outpatient | $572.00 | $572.00 | $572.00 – $572.00 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $602.00 | $602.00 | $602.00 – $602.00 |
Last updated: May 22, 2026
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