US Health Care Costs

Yearly checkup, new patient, age 65 and over

CPT 99387 · Doctor and ER visits · hospital facility charge

At the 67 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $180, and most charge between $75 and $413 (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

$180typical cash price
$278typical commercial insurer rate
$307typical list price
67hospitals in 24 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWAIDMTNDMN$25IL$275MI$218NY$407MA$354ORNVWYSDIAINOH$103PA$194NJ$467CT$350RICA$170UTCONE$85MOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTN$165NC$161SCDCOKLAMSALGA$698HITXFL$169PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Arizona1–––$402
California2$170$170$170$143
Connecticut1$350$350$350$204
Florida4$169$101$237$115
Georgia1$698$698$698–
Illinois4$275$135$415$740
Indiana1–––$176
Massachusetts3$354$154$354$278
Michigan3$218$218$218$224
Minnesota1$25$25$25$227
Missouri1–––$203
North Carolina4$161$161$288$179
Nebraska1$85$85$85$146
New Jersey5$467$467$467$133
Nevada1–––$347
New York1$407$407$407$334
Ohio4$103$69$189$220
Pennsylvania3$194$71$317$159
South Carolina1––––
Tennessee1$165$165$165$233
Texas19–––$406
Utah2–––$324
Virginia2–––$82
Washington1–––$209
67 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 24 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for yearly checkup is $180, and most charge between $75 and $413. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $278. 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 7 of the 18 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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