New patient visit, 45 min cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $72.00 to $675.00, with a median of $319.20. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Placentia Linda and 2 other hospitals — $247.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $244.50 at 92 hospitals.
- The median here, $319.20, is 37% above the US median of $233.40.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- 9 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 12 cities for code 99204, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Oct 5, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley lowest Orange, CA · (714) 966-7200 E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos lowest Orange, CA · (562) 799-3220 E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $138.44 | $440.00 | $110.00–$613.70 | 69% |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 EXTENDED PHYSICAL File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $166.60 | $476.00 | $166.60–$476.00 | 65% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $178.24 | $412.00 | $103.00–$613.70 | 57% |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $186.00 | $465.00 | — | 60% |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 VISIT MDT 45MN NW PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $199.41 | $417.00 | $104.25–$613.70 | 52% |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona, CA · (909) 596-7733 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more File of Oct 5, 2026 · source file | $280.80 | $216.00 | $86.40–$493.11 | -30% |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $319.20 | $456.00 | $98.83–$514.61 | 30% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 HIGH RISK E/M LEVEL IV NP+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $371.00 | $371.00 | $79.00–$387.21 | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 E+M-New Patient-Lvl Iv File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $390.00 | $390.00 | — | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 NEW OUTPATIENT VISIT EXTENSIVE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $436.00 | $436.00 | $79.00–$392.40 | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 CONSULT NEW PT,LEVEL 4-60M File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $524.00 | $524.00 | $79.00–$471.60 | — |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA E+M-New Patient-Lvl Iv File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $595.25 | $595.25 | — | — |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45 min source file | $604.00 | $604.00 | $155.00–$604.00 | — |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 FETAL DEMISE <23WK NEW PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $609.43 | $1,937.00 | $122.74–$11,526.00 | 69% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB NEW PATIENT, LEVEL 4+1 more line at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $623.29 | $958.91 | $127.00–$184.54 | 35% |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT NEW LEVEL 4+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $675.00 | $675.00 | $135.00–$540.00 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 NEW Patient Level 4+4 more lines at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $675.00 | $675.00 | $135.00–$540.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT NEW LEVEL 4 File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $675.00 | $675.00 | $154.94–$540.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT NEW LEVEL 4+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $675.00 | $675.00 | $135.00–$540.00 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 FETAL DEMISE <23WK NEW PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $837.53 | $1,936.00 | $110.47–$6,343.00 | 57% |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 NEW PT VISIT LEVEL 4 File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $1,012.00 | $1,012.00 | $154.94–$809.60 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 NEW PT VISIT LEVEL 4 File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $1,012.00 | $1,012.00 | $154.94–$809.60 | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 HIGH RISK L&D E/M LEVEL IV NP File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $1,071.00 | $1,071.00 | $79.00–$963.90 | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 FETAL DEMISE <23WK NEW PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,733.46 | $3,625.00 | $110.47–$6,798.00 | 52% |
Outpatient: lowest $72.00, median $319.20, highest $675.00 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $285.21. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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