Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99202 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient visit, 15 min cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient

In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit, straightforward problem or 15+ minutes as an inpatient: from $75.87 to $135.38, with a median of $95.36. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $19.49 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $135.38 at 73 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 99202, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$75.87Dignity Health
Median$95.36half pay less
Highest$135.38in this market
Difference1.8×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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.

median
Lowest $75.87Highest $141.21

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Health lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 VISIT STFD 15MIN NW PT $75.87 $348.00 $250.56–$278.40 78% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 OB VISIT/FETAL MONITR NEW $79.14 $363.00 $261.36–$290.40 78% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Community Care Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 VISIT STFD 15MIN NW PT $95.36 $348.00 $38.28–$320.16 73% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 VISIT STFD 15MIN NW PT $95.36 $348.00 $38.28–$288.84 73% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 OB VISIT/FETAL MONITR NEW $99.47 $363.00 $39.93–$301.29 73% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Community Care Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 OB VISIT/FETAL MONITR NEW $99.47 $363.00 $39.93–$333.96 73% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Community Care Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 VISIT STFD 15MIN NW PT $100.23 $348.00 $261.00–$288.84 71% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Community Care Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 OB VISIT/FETAL MONITR NEW $104.55 $363.00 $272.25–$301.29 71% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 VISIT STFD 15MIN NW PT $135.38 $348.00 $38.28–$285.36 61% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 OB VISIT/FETAL MONITR NEW $141.21 $363.00 $39.93–$297.66 61% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $75.87, median $95.36, highest $135.38 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $97.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.