New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $167.18 to $493.20, with a median of $368.00. The lowest listed price is at Morrow County Hospital.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 99204, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County Hospital lowest Mount Gilead, OH New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $167.18 | $257.20 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level | $285.00 | $285.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH 99204-OFF VISIT NEW LVL 4 | $343.80 | $382.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level | $366.00 | $366.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level | $370.00 | $370.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level | $370.00 | $370.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level | $370.00 | $370.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH PR OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES | $493.20 | $548.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $167.18, median $368.00, highest $493.20 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $356.90. 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 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.