US Health Care Costs

Yearly checkup, new patient, age 18 to 39

CPT 99385 · Doctor and ER visits · hospital facility charge

At the 77 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $143, and most charge between $67 and $406 (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

$143typical cash price
$264typical commercial insurer rate
$293typical list price
77hospitals in 25 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWAID$428MTNDMN$91IL$275MI$218NY$324MA$230ORNVWYSDIAINOH$103PA$120NJ$188CT$285RICA$131UT$197CONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTN$130NC$143SCDCOK$66LAMSALGA$557HITXFL$110PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Arizona1–––$309
California3$131$131$131$120
Connecticut1$285$285$285$156
Florida4$110$70$150$88
Georgia1$557$557$557–
Idaho2$428$428$428$342
Illinois4$275$135$415$578
Indiana1–––$131
Massachusetts3$230$122$267$175
Michigan3$218$218$218$178
Minnesota1$91$91$91$260
Missouri1–––$156
North Carolina4$143$143$254$154
New Jersey8$188$33$192$153
Nevada1–––$311
New York1$324$324$324$264
Ohio4$103$61$120$157
Oklahoma1$66$66$66–
Pennsylvania7$120$48$263$147
South Carolina1––––
Tennessee1$130$130$130$183
Texas19–––$310
Utah2$197$197$197$275
Virginia2–––$63
Washington1–––$161
77 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 yearly checkup cost at a hospital?

At 32 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for yearly checkup is $143, and most charge between $67 and $406. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $264. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for yearly checkup?

At 8 of the 22 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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