Returning patient visit, 20 min cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes: from $137.99 to $280.00, with a median of $252.20. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $114.21 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $280.00 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC OPD ESTAB PT LEVEL III | $137.99 | $137.99 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC OPD ESTAB PT LEVEL III | $139.39 | $139.39 | — | — | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and low level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 20 minutes must be met or e | $224.40 | $374.00 | $28.20 | 40% | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR OPD ESTAB PT LEVEL III | $280.00 | $280.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC PR OPD ESTAB PT LEVEL III | $280.00 | $280.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC PR OPD ESTAB PT LEVEL III | $280.00 | $280.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC OPD ESTAB PT LEVEL III | $323.00 | $323.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC OPD ESTAB PT LEVEL III | $323.00 | $323.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC OPD ESTAB PT LEVEL III | $323.00 | $323.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $137.99, median $252.20, highest $280.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $280.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.