New patient visit, 60 min cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 7 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit, about 60 minutes: from $178.16 to $1,490.25, with a median of $1,140.00. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $961.84 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $295.80 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 99205, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 New Consult Level 5 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $178.16 | $659.84 | $151.17–$1,319.68 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 IWC LEVEL 5-NEW File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $225.45 | $835.00 | $191.30–$1,670.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB MEDICAL VISIT NEW LEVEL 5 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $416.00 | $832.00 | — | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG LACTATION NP LVL5 HIGH MDM/60+MIN+4 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $136.02–$1,083.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG NP VISIT LVL5 HIGH MDM/60+MIN+4 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $136.02–$1,083.00 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG NP VISIT LVL5 HIGH MDM/60+MIN+4 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $136.02–$1,083.00 | — |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,490.25 | $1,987.00 | $0.29–$255.41 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 E&M-NEW PATIENT-LVL V File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $1,490.25 | $1,987.00 | $0.29–$255.41 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $178.16, median $1,140.00, highest $1,490.25 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,140.00. 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 1 of 6 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.
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.