New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $126.71 to $614.54, with a median of $313.00. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 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 Mar 5, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG TITLE V - INITIAL - NEW PT - COMPRE EXAM, MOD COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING (45 MIN) | $126.71 | $123.00 | -3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG TITLE V - INITIAL - NEW PT - COMPRE EXAM, MOD COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING (45 MIN) | $126.71 | $123.00 | -3% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC NEW OP VISIT LVL 4 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE | $278.72 | $416.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC NEW OP VISIT LVL 4 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE | $278.72 | $416.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC NEW OP VISIT LVL 4 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE | $278.72 | $416.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC E&M VISIT NEW MOD 45 MINS | $313.00 | $626.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX NEW PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 45-59 MINUTES | $355.70 | $355.70 | — | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $614.54 | $614.54 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $126.71, median $313.00, highest $614.54 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $313.00. 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.