Returning patient visit, 20 min cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes as an inpatient: from $72.00 to $382.13, with a median of $72.00. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange and 3 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $159.74 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 99213, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED LOW MDM 20 MIN | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL III | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL III | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL III | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED LOW MDM 20 MIN | $130.00 | $325.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ANTEPARTUM VISIT 1,2 & 3 LEVEL 3 (NON-OB PRV/UCI ONLY) | $130.00 | $325.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB FQHC PREG EARLY ENTRY VISIT 15 MINUTES | $130.00 | $325.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB FQHC PREG INITIAL VISIT 15 MINUTES | $130.00 | $325.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB FQHC PREG VISIT II & III 15 MINUTES | $130.00 | $325.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB EST. PATIENT, LEVEL 3 | $382.13 | $587.89 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $72.00, median $72.00, highest $382.13 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $101.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.