Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99202 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient visit, 15 min cost in El Centro, CA — inpatient

In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for new patient office visit, straightforward problem or 15+ minutes as an inpatient: from $25.20 to $25.20, with a median of $25.20. Across California, the median is $147.31 at 84 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99202, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$25.20Pioneers Memorial Hospital

Median$25.20half of hospitals charge less

Highest$25.20in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Centro, CA.

median

Lowest $25.20Highest $75.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 99202 NEW VISIT 15-29 MIN source file	$25.20	$84.00	$29.40–$42.08	70%
Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 OB CHECK: NEW VISIT 15-29 MIN CHARGE source file	$75.90	$253.00	$88.55–$126.75	70%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $25.20, median $25.20, highest $25.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $36.77 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This is the shortest office or outpatient visit for a new patient, with straightforward decision making or at least 15 minutes of total clinician time on the visit date. It is used for simple problems, such as a minor rash or a single uncomplicated question.

What the price covers

The price covers the clinician's visit. Lab tests, X-rays, procedures and any hospital facility fee at a hospital-owned clinic are billed separately.