Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 Outpatient

New patient visit, 45 min cost in Marion, NC

In Marion, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $143.14 to $143.14, with a median of $143.14. Across North Carolina, the median is $243.60 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99204, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$143.14Mission Hospital McDowell

Median$143.14half of hospitals charge less

Highest$143.14in this market

Difference1.0×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 Marion, NC.

median

Lowest $143.14Highest $143.14

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mission Hospital McDowell lowest Marion, NC · (828) 659-5000 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision making. Wh +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$143.14	$143.14	$19.07–$128.83	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $143.14, median $143.14, highest $143.14.

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.