Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99203 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient office visit, about 30 minutes in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — inpatient

In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 30 minutes as an inpatient: from $109.00 to $407.50, with a median of $258.50. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99203, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$109.00El Camino Hospital
Median$258.50half pay less
Highest$407.50in this market
Difference3.7×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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

median
Lowest $109.00Highest $407.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC E&M, NEW PT, LOW, 30-44 MIN $109.00 $436.00 75% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Eval/Mgmt of New Patient $258.50 $517.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Eval/Mgmt of New Patient $407.50 $815.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $109.00, median $258.50, highest $407.50 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $183.75 — 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.