Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99204 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — inpatient

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 5 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $144.00 to $370.00, with a median of $360.00. The lowest listed price is at Nemours Children's Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 99204, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$144.00Nemours Children's Hospital
Median$360.00half pay less
Highest$370.00in this market
Difference2.6×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

median
Lowest $144.00Highest $370.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Nemours Children's Hospital lowest Wilmington, DE New Office Visit Level Four $144.00 $144.00
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE New Office Visit Level Four $144.00 $144.00
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St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level $315.00 $315.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level $360.00 $360.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level $360.00 $360.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level $360.00 $360.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA PR Visit Office Outpatient New Moderate Level $370.00 $370.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $144.00, median $360.00, highest $370.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $285.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.