Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 Outpatient

New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in Lincoln, NE

In Lincoln, NE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $260.36 to $308.00, with a median of $284.18. The lowest listed price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$260.36Nebraska Heart Hospital
Median$284.18half pay less
Highest$308.00in 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 Lincoln, NE.

median
Lowest $260.36Highest $308.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Nebraska Heart Hospital lowest Lincoln, NE HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT NEW 45-59 MINS $260.36 $566.00 54% Feb 28, 2026
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Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT NEW 45-59 MINS $308.00 $616.00 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $260.36, median $284.18, highest $308.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $284.18. 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.