US Health Care Costs

Office visit, established patient, level 3

CPT 99213 · Doctor and ER visits · hospital facility charge

At the 107 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $205, and most charge between $78 and $653 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$205typical cash price
$162typical commercial insurer rate
$359typical list price
107hospitals in 31 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$146ID$403MTNDMN$57IL$184MI$82NY$257MA$250OR$369NV$1.4kWYSDIAIN$54OH$98PA$313NJ$78CT$293RICA$194UT$336CONE$208MO$157KY$85WVVA$355MD$210DE$232AZ$166NMKSARTN$62NCSC$166DCOK$88LAMSAL$180GA$169HITX$398FL$407PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$180$180$180$129
Arizona2$166$73$260$151
California7$194$73$1,643$156
Connecticut1$293$293$293$246
Delaware1$232$232$232–
Florida8$407$122$1,501$104
Georgia5$169$118$399$165
Idaho2$403$403$403$322
Illinois6$184$149$311$163
Indiana2$54$54$54$111
Kentucky1$85$85$85$183
Massachusetts3$250$177$250$203
Maryland1$210$210$210–
Michigan3$82$82$82$73
Minnesota1$57$57$57$184
Missouri2$157$157$157$124
North Carolina3–––$114
Nebraska1$208$208$208$357
New Jersey8$78$78$106$318
Nevada1$1,383$1,383$1,383$107
New York1$257$257$257$156
Ohio4$98$38$379$142
Oklahoma3$88$63$289$197
Oregon1$369$369$369$346
Pennsylvania6$313$267$359$73
South Carolina4$166$165$680$111
Tennessee1$62$62$62$101
Texas19$398$205$2,592$168
Utah2$336$285$386$356
Virginia5$355$194$515$66
Washington2$146$146$146$111
107 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does office visit cost at a hospital?

At 82 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for office visit is $205, and most charge between $78 and $653. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $162. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for office visit?

At 15 of the 59 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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