UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5) ADEPTUS HEALTH INC (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 006855100 (CUSIP Number) October 31, 2016 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the Rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [x]	Rule 13d - 1(b) Rule 13d - 1(c) Rule 13d - 1(d) 1	Name of Reporting Person 	T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. 	52-0556948 2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group 	Not Applicable 3	SEC Use Only ______________________________ 4	Citizenship or Place of Organization 	MARYLAND Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With 5	Sole Voting Power*		75,858 6	Shared Voting Power*		0 7	Sole Dispositive Power*		568,794 8	Shared Dispositive Power	0 9	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 	568,794 10	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares 	Not Applicable 11	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 	3.4% 12	Type of Reporting Person 	IA *Any shares reported in Items 5 and 6 are also reported in Item 7. Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer: 			Reference is made to page 1 of this Schedule 13G Item 1(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 		2941 SOUTH LAKE VISTA, SUITE 200, LEWISVILLE, TX 75067 Item 2(a)	Name of Person(s) Filing: 			(1)	T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("Price Associates") Item 2(b)	Address of Principal Business Office: 			100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Item 2(c)	Citizenship or Place of Organization: 			(1)	Maryland Item 2(d)	Title of Class of Securities: 			Common Stock Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number: 006855100 Item 3	The person filing this Schedule 13G is an: 		X	Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the 		 	Investment Advisers Act of 1940 			Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the 			Investment Company Act of 1940 Item 4	Reference is made to Items 5-11 on the preceding pages of this Schedule 13G. Item 5		Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. 			Not Applicable. 		X	This statement is being filed to report the fact that, 			as of the date of this report, the reporting person(s) 			has (have) ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 			five percent of the class of securities. Item 6		Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person 	(1)	Price Associates does not serve as custodian of the assets of 	any of its clients; accordingly, in each instance only the 	client or the client's custodian or trustee bank has the 	right to receive dividends paid with respect to, and 	proceeds from the sale of, such securities. 	The ultimate power to direct the receipt of dividends paid with 	respect to, and the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, 	is vested in the individual and institutional clients which 	Price Associates serves as investment adviser. Any and all 	discretionary authority which has been delegated to Price 	Associates may be revoked in whole or in part at any time 	Except as may be indicated if this is a joint filing with one 	of the registered investment companies sponsored by Price Associates 	which it also serves as investment adviser ("T. Rowe Price Funds"), 	not more than 5% of the class of such securities is owned by any 	one client subject to the investment advice of Price Associates. 	(2)	With respect to securities owned by any one of the 	T. Rowe Price Funds, only the custodian for each of such Funds, 	has the right to receive dividends paid with respect to, and proceeds 	from the sale of, such securities. No other person is known to have 	such right, except that the shareholders of each such Fund participate 	proportionately in any dividends and distributions so paid. Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. 		Not Applicable Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. 		Not Applicable Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group. 		Not Applicable Item 10	Certification. 	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, 	the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of 	business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or 	with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of 	the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with 	or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. 	T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. hereby declares and affirms that the filing 	of Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that Price 	Associates is the beneficial owner of the securities referred to, 	which beneficial ownership is expressly denied. Signature. 	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, 	I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, 	complete and correct. 	T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. 	Date: November 10, 2016 	Signature: /s/ David Oestreicher 	Name & Title: David Oestreicher, Vice President 10/31/201