New patient office visit, about 30 minutes in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 30 minutes: from $77.50 to $258.50, with a median of $183.75. The lowest listed price is at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford lowest Palo Alto, CA HC Clinic Use Lvl 3 New Pt | $77.50 | $155.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC E&M, NEW PT, LOW, 30-44 MIN | $109.00 | $436.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Eval/Mgmt of New Patient | $258.50 | $517.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Eval/Mgmt of New Patient | $258.50 | $517.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $77.50, median $183.75, highest $258.50 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $258.50. 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.