New patient visit, 15 min cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit, straightforward problem or 15+ minutes: from $72.00 to $415.75, with a median of $210.89. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Fountain Valley — $138.89 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $161.32 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 99202, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL II | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW SF MDM 15 MINUTES | $128.80 | $322.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL II | $181.20 | $453.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB NEW PATIENT, LEVEL 2 | $210.89 | $324.44 | — | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 E+M New Patient Lvl Ii | $246.00 | $246.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB NEW PATIENT, LEVEL 2 | $300.28 | $461.97 | — | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Pediatric and Neonatal Services: Clinic Fee | $300.28 | $461.97 | $127.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA E+M New Patient Lvl Ii | $415.75 | $415.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $72.00, median $210.89, highest $415.75 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $213.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.