Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99203 Outpatient

New patient office visit, about 30 minutes in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 30 minutes: from $126.71 to $378.74, with a median of $272.00. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$126.71Harris Health
Median$272.00half pay less
Highest$378.74in this market
Difference3.0×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

median
Lowest $126.71Highest $378.74

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG TITLE V - NEW PT - DETAILED EXAM, LOW COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING $126.71 $85.00 -49%
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Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG TITLE V - NEW PT - DETAILED EXAM, LOW COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING $126.71 $85.00 -49%
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC NEW OP VISIT LVL 3 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE $203.68 $304.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC NEW OP VISIT LVL 3 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE $203.68 $304.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC NEW OP VISIT LVL 3 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE $203.68 $304.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW LOW 30 MINS $272.00 $544.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX NEW PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 30-44 MINUTES $279.40 $279.40
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Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX OFFICE O/P NEW LOW 30 MIN $378.74 $378.74
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Outpatient: lowest $126.71, median $272.00, highest $378.74 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $272.00. 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.