Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99203 Outpatient

New patient office visit, about 30 minutes in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 30 minutes: from $93.50 to $532.59, with a median of $228.73. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 99203, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$93.50Boston Medical Center South
Median$228.73half pay less
Highest$532.59in this market
Difference5.7×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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

median
Lowest $93.50Highest $532.59

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Office Outpatient New 30 Mins Met or Exceeded $93.50 $207.78 55%
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Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Office Outpatient New 30 Mins Met or Exceeded $111.79 $248.43 55%
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC New Office Visit Outpt Lvl 3 $135.00 $135.00
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Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Office O/P New Pt Level 3 $175.00 $250.00 30%
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Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Office O/P New Pt Level 3 $177.10 $253.00 30%
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Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Office Outpatient New 30 Minutes $280.35 $623.00 55%
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Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Office Outpatient New 30 Mins Met or Exceeded $280.35 $623.00 55%
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Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Office O/P New Pt Level 3 $301.00 $430.00 30%
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Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA NEW PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 30-44 MINUTES $361.40 $361.40
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Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA OFFICE O/P NEW LOW 30 MIN $532.59 $532.59
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Outpatient: lowest $93.50, median $228.73, highest $532.59 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $176.05. 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 an office or outpatient visit for a new patient with low complexity decision making, or at least 30 minutes of total time on the visit date. It is used for common problems that need a basic evaluation.

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.