Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99213 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Returning patient visit, 20 min cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes as an inpatient: from $55.30 to $55.30, with a median of $55.30. Across Louisiana, the median is $56.56 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99213, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$55.30Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$55.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$55.30in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, EST, LEVL III, 20-29 MIN source file $55.30 $240.43 — 77%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $55.30, median $55.30, highest $55.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $139.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.