Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 Outpatient

New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in Joplin, MO-KS

In Joplin, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $104.65 to $373.80, with a median of $209.30. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin.

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 May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2025.

Lowest$104.65Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin
Median$209.30half pay less
Highest$373.80in this market
Difference3.6×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 Joplin, MO-KS.

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Lowest $104.65Highest $373.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin lowest Joplin, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt Mlp $104.65 $161.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt Pf $123.50 $190.00 35%
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO PHYSICAL-LEAD $154.20 $257.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO PHYSICAL-HAZWHOPER $193.50 $322.50 40% May 1, 2025
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Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt Mlp $195.65 $301.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt $207.35 $319.00 35%
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Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS OP Visit Level IV New Pt $209.30 $322.00 35%
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO PHYSICAL-ASBESTOS $212.40 $354.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO PHYSICAL ASBESTOS $212.40 $354.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS OP Visit Level IV New Pt $213.85 $329.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt Pf $230.10 $354.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt $246.35 $379.00 35%
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Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO OFFIC/OUTPT VISIT E&M NEW $373.80 $623.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $104.65, median $209.30, highest $373.80 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $212.40. 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.