Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 Outpatient

New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $72.00 to $5,975.00, with a median of $1,820.00. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Los Alamitos.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 4 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 2026.

Lowest$72.00UCI Health - Los Alamitos
Median$1,820.00half pay less
Highest$5,975.00in this market
Difference83.0×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

median
Lowest $72.00Highest $5,975.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
UCI Health - Los Alamitos lowest Orange, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV $72.00 $180.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV $72.00 $180.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL IV $72.00 $180.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA EXTENDED PHYSICAL $166.60 $476.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital Orange, CA HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES $186.00 $465.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA HB NEW PATIENT, LEVEL 4 $276.33 $425.13 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA E+M-New Patient-Lvl Iv $390.00 $390.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA OFC Visit New 45 Min Audio $507.00 $507.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA 45 min new pt visit $522.00 $522.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA NEW VISIT 45" MODERATE $560.00 $560.00 Mar 19, 2026
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USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA E+M-New Patient-Lvl Iv $595.25 $595.25 Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA HB NEW PATIENT, LEVEL 4 $623.29 $958.91 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA Pediatric and Neonatal Services: Clinic Fee $623.29 $958.91 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-IL $915.00 $915.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA ET NEW PT LEVEL 4-OP $1,145.00 $1,145.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA RADIATION THER MGMT NEW PT $1,184.00 $1,184.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-DE $1,485.00 $1,485.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-ES $1,675.00 $1,675.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-AM $1,965.00 $1,965.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-HU $2,090.00 $2,090.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-IT $2,260.00 $2,260.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-C2 $2,600.00 $2,600.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-D3 $2,700.00 $2,700.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-BE $2,705.00 $2,705.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-C4 $2,875.00 $2,875.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-CA $3,045.00 $3,045.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-DKMS-D1 $3,085.00 $3,085.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-AT $3,210.00 $3,210.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-GO $3,400.00 $3,400.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA PBSC - PHYSICAL EXAM - US $3,455.00 $3,455.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-AU $3,915.00 $3,915.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-CY $3,915.00 $3,915.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-C1 $3,915.00 $3,915.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-IEM $5,045.00 $5,045.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-GB $5,610.00 $5,610.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA MARROW-PHYS EXAM-CH $5,975.00 $5,975.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $72.00, median $1,820.00, highest $5,975.00 — a 83.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,965.00. 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.