Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — inpatient

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 6 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $304.00 to $1,302.75, with a median of $849.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 99204, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$304.00MUSC Lancaster Medical Center
Median$849.00half pay less
Highest$1,302.75in this market
Difference4.3×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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

median
Lowest $304.00Highest $1,302.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
MUSC Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, SC HB MEDICAL VISIT NEW LEVEL 4 $304.00 $608.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG NP OV LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG NP VISIT LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG NP OV LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN &PROC $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG NP VISIT LV4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG LACTATION NP LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG NP VISIT LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG NP OV LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN &PROC $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG NP OV LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG NP VISIT LV4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG LACTATION NP LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG NP VISIT LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG NP OV LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN &PROC $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG NP OV LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG NP VISIT LV4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG LACTATION NP LVL4 MOD MDM/45+MIN $849.00 $849.00 May 11, 2026
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Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV $1,302.75 $1,737.00 25% Sep 1, 2026
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Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV $1,302.75 $1,737.00 25% Apr 15, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $304.00, median $849.00, highest $1,302.75 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $849.00 — 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 moderate complexity decision making, or at least 45 minutes of total time on the visit date. It is often used for new problems with several possible causes or chronic conditions.

What the price covers

The price covers the clinician's visit. Tests, procedures and any hospital facility fee at a hospital-owned clinic are billed separately.