Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — inpatient

In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $172.75 to $215.68, with a median of $194.22. The lowest listed price is at Ashland Hospital Corporation.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99204, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.

Lowest$172.75Ashland Hospital Corporation
Median$194.22half pay less
Highest$215.68in this market
Difference1.2×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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.

median
Lowest $172.75Highest $215.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ashland Hospital Corporation lowest Ashland, KY HCHG NEW PATIENT LEVE IV $172.75 $431.87 60% Oct 14, 2025
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Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington, WV 99204 New Level 4 (moderate-high level) $215.68 $215.68
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Inpatient: lowest $172.75, median $194.22, highest $215.68 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $194.22 — 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.