Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99203 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient office visit, about 30 minutes in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 30 minutes as an inpatient: from $72.00 to $2,595.00, with a median of $211.40. The lowest listed price is at Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 3 cities for code 99203, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 2026.

Lowest$72.00Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital
Median$211.40half pay less
Highest$2,595.00in this market
Difference36.0×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

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Lowest $72.00Highest $2,595.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital lowest Orange, CA HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW LOW MDM 30 MINUTES $72.00 $180.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL III $72.00 $180.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL III $72.00 $180.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL III $72.00 $180.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA OFFICE VISIT NEW 30 MIN CTCC $95.00 $95.00 Mar 19, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA BASIC PHYSICAL $126.35 $361.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital Orange, CA HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW LOW MDM 30 MINUTES $154.80 $387.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA E+M-New Patient-Lvl Iii $268.00 $268.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA 30 in new pt visit $344.00 $344.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA HB NEW PATIENT, LEVEL 3 $382.13 $587.89 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA NEW VISIT 25-30 MIN LOW $432.00 $432.00 Mar 19, 2026
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USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA E+M-New Patient-Lvl Iii $437.50 $437.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA ET NEW PT LEVEL 3-OP $915.00 $915.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA PBSC-PHYS EXAM-D3 $2,595.00 $2,595.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $72.00, median $211.40, highest $2,595.00 — a 36.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $268.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.