Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99203 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient office visit, about 30 minutes in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient

In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 30 minutes as an inpatient: from $44.88 to $388.20, with a median of $206.10. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 99203, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 2026.

Lowest$44.88UPMC Washington
Median$206.10half pay less
Highest$388.20in this market
Difference8.6×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 Pittsburgh, PA.

median
Lowest $44.88Highest $388.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAM II $44.88 $74.80 40%
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UPMC Washington Washington, PA PREPLACEMENT EXAM III $54.06 $90.10 40%
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UPMC Washington Washington, PA INSURANCE EXAM- PORTAMEDIC $56.16 $93.60 40%
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA O/P OFF VISIT NEW PT DETAILED $81.00 $135.00 40%
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA NEW PATIENT LEVEL 3 $81.00 $135.00 40%
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UPMC Washington Washington, PA OFFICE VISIT LEVEL III NEW PT $160.98 $268.30 40%
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA NEW PATIENT INITIAL 30 MINS $178.20 $297.00 40%
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA FAC - INITIAL OFFICE VIST LVL 3 $178.20 $297.00 40%
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA 297.FAC - INITIAL OFFICE VIST LVL 3 $178.20 $297.00 40%
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA NEW PT LOW <30 MINUTES $190.20 $317.00 40%
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA LEVEL III NEW PATIENT $190.20 $317.00 40%
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA LOW <30 MINUTES $190.20 $317.00 40%
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $222.00 $370.00 40%
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $225.60 $376.00 40%
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $238.80 $398.00 40%
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $255.60 $426.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA NEW OP VISIT LEVEL 3 $255.60 $426.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pittsburgh, PA INIT VISIT-INTERMED O/P 30MIN $259.20 $432.00 40%
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA LEVEL III NEW PATIENT-30 MIN $301.80 $503.00 40%
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $324.60 $541.00 40%
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UPMC East Monroeville, PA CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $330.00 $550.00 40%
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UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $338.40 $564.00 40%
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $381.60 $636.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 $388.20 $647.00 40%
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Inpatient: lowest $44.88, median $206.10, highest $388.20 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $190.20 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99203 ($165.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PACHS BREAST EXAMINATION $6.60 file