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.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin lowest Joplin, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt Mlp | $104.65 | $161.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt Pf | $123.50 | $190.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO PHYSICAL-LEAD | $154.20 | $257.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO PHYSICAL-HAZWHOPER | $193.50 | $322.50 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt Mlp | $195.65 | $301.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt | $207.35 | $319.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS OP Visit Level IV New Pt | $209.30 | $322.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO PHYSICAL-ASBESTOS | $212.40 | $354.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO PHYSICAL ASBESTOS | $212.40 | $354.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS OP Visit Level IV New Pt | $213.85 | $329.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt Pf | $230.10 | $354.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO OP Visit Level IV New Pt | $246.35 | $379.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO OFFIC/OUTPT VISIT E&M NEW | $373.80 | $623.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
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.