New patient office visit, about 60 minutes in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for New patient office visit, about 60 minutes: from $28.96 to $192.50, with a median of $64.68. The lowest listed price is at West Jefferson Medical Center.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 99205, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Extensive | $28.96 | $181.00 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Extensive | $30.24 | $112.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Extensive | $64.68 | $462.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Extensive | $64.68 | $462.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Extensive | $64.68 | $462.00 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Extensive | $192.50 | $875.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.96, median $64.68, highest $192.50 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
What it is
This is the highest-level office or outpatient visit for a new patient, with high complexity decision making or at least 60 minutes of total time on the visit date. It is used for serious or complicated problems.
What the price covers
The price covers the clinician's visit. Tests, procedures and any hospital facility fee are billed separately; very long visits can add a prolonged-service code.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99205 ($274.98). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LAHosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Extensive | $21.98 | file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LAHosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Extensive | $24.00 | file |