Returning patient visit, 10 min cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 11 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, straightforward problem or 10+ minutes: from $92.50 to $322.92, with a median of $159.19. The lowest listed price is at Jefferson Medical Center — $66.69 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $146.74 at 3 hospitals.
- The median here, $159.19, is 48% above the US median of $107.25.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- 3 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 99212, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 OFFICE O/P EST SF 10 MIN File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $92.50 | $185.00 | $25.00 | 50% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 99212 - OP Est Straightfwd MDM or 10 min File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $93.50 | $187.00 | $62.45–$99.86 | 50% |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · (240) 566-3300 CLINIC VISIT 2 LEVEL 11-25 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $102.80 | $104.90 | $102.80–$104.90 | 2% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 URO GYN EST VST LEV 2+14 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $146.74 | $225.75 | $65.47–$191.89 | 35% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 PEDS EST PT VISIT LVL 2+9 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $148.25 | $228.07 | $63.86–$205.26 | 35% |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 SLEEP LAB OP EST LVL 2+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.19 | $162.44 | $159.19–$162.44 | 2% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and straightforward medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 10 minutes must be met o File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $181.60 | $454.00 | $66.74–$454.00 | 60% |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 GERIATRIC VISIT EST LVL2+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $239.85 | $244.74 | $239.85–$244.74 | 2% |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · (571) 349-4000 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and straightforward medical decision mak +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $242.75 | $242.75 | $36.41–$206.34 | — |
| Reston Hospital Center Reston, VA · (703) 689-9000 OP VISIT LEVEL 2 EST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $291.25 | $291.25 | $206.79 | — |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 498-4000 OP VISIT LEVEL 2 EST+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $322.92 | $322.92 | $48.44–$322.92 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $92.50, median $159.19, highest $322.92 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $124.77. 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 7 of 10 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.
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