Returning patient visit, 20 min cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes: from $68.28 to $536.00, with a median of $273.35. The lowest listed price is at Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center — $205.07 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $143.00 at 97 hospitals.
- The median here, $273.35, is 92% above the US median of $142.05.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 11 cities for code 99213, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Oct 5, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center lowest Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 VISIT LOW 20MN EST PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $68.28 | $217.00 | $42.76–$217.00 | 69% |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (562) 799-3220 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL III File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 966-7200 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL III File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL III File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 VISIT LOW 20MN EST PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $99.95 | $209.00 | $38.48–$213.80 | 52% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 VISIT LOW 20MN EST PT File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $108.16 | $250.00 | $38.48–$250.00 | 57% |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED LOW MDM 20 MIN+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $325.00 | — | 60% |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $175.70 | $251.00 | $34.43–$514.61 | 30% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 NICU CLINIC LEVEL 3 EP+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $371.00 | $371.00 | $79.00–$333.90 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Pediatric and Neonatal Services: Clinic Fee+1 more line at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $382.13 | $587.89 | $127.00–$184.54 | 35% |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT EST LEVEL 3+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $388.00 | $388.00 | $77.60–$310.40 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 EST PT FAMILY MEDICINE VISIT LEVEL 3+4 more lines at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $388.00 | $388.00 | $77.60–$310.40 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT EST LEVEL 3+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $388.00 | $388.00 | $77.60–$310.40 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT EST LEVEL 3 File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $388.00 | $388.00 | $83.66–$310.40 | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 OFFICE CONSULTATION File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $427.00 | $427.00 | $79.00–$384.30 | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 EST OUTPAT.VISIT INTERMEDIATE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $436.00 | $436.00 | $79.00–$392.40 | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 CONSULT EST PT, LEVEL 3-40M File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $437.00 | $437.00 | $79.00–$393.30 | — |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 EST PT VISIT LEVEL 3 File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $457.00 | $457.00 | $83.66–$365.60 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 EST PT VISIT LEVEL 3 File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $457.00 | $457.00 | $83.66–$365.60 | — |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona, CA · (909) 596-7733 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more File of Oct 5, 2026 · source file | $471.35 | $362.58 | $25.96–$493.11 | -30% |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 EST PATIENT-15 MINUTE VISIT File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $536.00 | $536.00 | $24.00–$536.00 | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 HIGH RISK L&D E/M LEVEL III File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $641.00 | $641.00 | $79.00–$576.90 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $68.28, median $273.35, highest $536.00 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $239.58. 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 5 of 12 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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