Returning patient visit, 20 min cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes: from $54.87 to $248.90, with a median of $204.50. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $149.63 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $204.50 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 99213, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Apr 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OB/UC PROC POSTPARTUM CARE ONLY | $54.87 | $116.00 | $29.23–$166.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG TITLE V - POSTPARTUM VISIT | $54.87 | $116.00 | $29.23–$92.80 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG OB/UC PROC POSTPARTUM CARE ONLY | $54.87 | $116.00 | $29.23–$166.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OBGYN - POSTPARTUM CARE VISIT | $54.87 | $116.00 | $29.23–$92.80 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG TITLE V - POSTPARTUM VISIT | $54.87 | $116.00 | $29.23–$92.80 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG OBGYN - POSTPARTUM CARE VISIT | $54.87 | $116.00 | $29.23–$92.80 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PSY CLINIC - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PSY CLINIC - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG ADULT - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OB INTAKE - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $331.00 | $0.01 | 62% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG FORENSIC - EST PATIENT VISIT - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG TLE V EST PT DETAIL EXAM, LOW COMP DECISI-MAKING (20-29 MIN) | $126.71 | $53.00 | $0.01 | -139% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG ADULT - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG ADULT - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG OBGYN - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG OBGYN - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PED - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PED - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PSY CLINIC - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PSY CLINIC - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OB INTAKE - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $331.00 | $0.01 | 62% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG ADULT - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OBGYN - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OBGYN - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PED - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PED - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG OB INTAKE - NEW PATIENT O/V - (99203) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $331.00 | $0.01 | 62% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG OB INTAKE - EST PATIENT O/V - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $331.00 | $0.01 | 62% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG FORENSIC - EST PATIENT VISIT - (99213) LOW COMPLEXITY | $126.71 | $130.00 | $0.01 | 3% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG TLE V EST PT DETAIL EXAM, LOW COMP DECISI-MAKING (20-29 MIN) | $126.71 | $53.00 | $0.01 | -139% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ESTABLISHED OP VISIT LVL 3 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE | $128.64 | $192.00 | $51.84–$182.40 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ESTABLISHED OP VISIT LVL 3 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE | $128.64 | $192.00 | $51.84–$182.40 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ESTABLISHED OP VISIT LVL 3 - ROOM, STAFF, AND SUPPLY CHARGE | $128.64 | $192.00 | $51.84–$182.40 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC E&M VISIT EST LOW 20 MINS | $204.50 | $409.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 ESTABLISHED PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 20-29 MINUTES | $248.90 | $248.90 | $37.83–$127.29 | — | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OB GYN ASSESSMENT - LEVEL 2 | $707.52 | $1,056.00 | $285.12–$1,352.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OB GYN ASSESSMENT - LEVEL 2 | $707.52 | $1,056.00 | $285.12–$1,352.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OB GYN ASSESSMENT - LEVEL 2 | $707.52 | $1,056.00 | $285.12–$1,352.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $54.87, median $204.50, highest $248.90 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $204.50. 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 3 of 4 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 an office or outpatient visit for a returning patient with low complexity decision making, or at least 20 minutes of total clinician time on the visit date. It is one of the most common visit codes, used for things like a stable chronic condition or an acute problem such as an infection.
What the price covers
The price covers the clinician's visit. Lab tests, X-rays, procedures and any hospital facility fee at a hospital-owned clinic are billed separately.