US Health Care Costs

Office visit, established patient, level 5

CPT 99215 · Doctor and ER visits · hospital facility charge

At the 103 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $315, and most charge between $143 and $1,305 (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

$315typical cash price
$311typical commercial insurer rate
$553typical list price
103hospitals in 31 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$291ID$483MTNDMN$114IL$337MI$179NY$493MA$399OR$664NV$1.7kWYSDIAIN$88OH$156PA$535NJ$170CT$551RICA$557UT$475CONE$158MO$182KY$126WVVA$678MD$315DE$311AZ$513NMKSARTN$90NCSC$227DCOK$124LAMSAL$1.0kGA$398HITX$597FL$823PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$1,033$1,033$1,033$321
Arizona1$513$513$513$476
California6$557$143$3,034$417
Connecticut1$551$551$551$186
Delaware1$311$311$311–
Florida8$823$195$2,596$218
Georgia6$398$160$900$224
Idaho2$483$483$483$502
Illinois6$337$215$609$227
Indiana2$88$88$88$193
Kentucky1$126$126$126$271
Massachusetts3$399$353$399$333
Maryland1$315$315$315–
Michigan3$179$179$179$91
Minnesota1$114$114$114$350
Missouri2$182$182$182$211
North Carolina3–––$230
Nebraska1$158$158$158$286
New Jersey8$170$138$170$538
Nevada1$1,725$1,725$1,725$233
New York1$493$493$493$308
Ohio4$156$81$595$311
Oklahoma3$124$112$177$250
Oregon1$664$664$664$622
Pennsylvania6$535$359$711$136
South Carolina4$227$215$1,478$197
Tennessee1$90$90$90$144
Texas19$597$310$3,698$352
Utah2$475$404$547$503
Virginia2$678$394$961$471
Washington2$291$291$291$242
103 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 81 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for office visit is $315, and most charge between $143 and $1,305. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $311. 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 16 of the 57 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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