Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient visit, 45 min cost in Florence, AL — inpatient

In Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $297.00 to $297.00, with a median of $297.00. Across Alabama, the median is $297.00 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99204, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$297.00Helen Keller Hospital
Median$297.00half pay less
Highest$297.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL.

median
Lowest $297.00Highest $363.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Helen Keller Hospital lowest Sheffield, AL · (256) 386-4556 OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN $297.00 $297.00 $133.65–$222.75 — —
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Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield, AL · (256) 386-4556 HWC-CLINIC VISIT LEVEL 4, NEW $354.94 $354.94 $159.72–$266.21 — —
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Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield, AL · (256) 386-4556 MRC O/P NEW LEVEL 4 $363.00 $363.00 $163.35–$272.25 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $297.00, median $297.00, highest $297.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $297.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.