Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99214 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Returning patient visit, 30 min cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient

In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, moderate complexity or 30+ minutes as an inpatient: from $135.78 to $764.85, with a median of $450.32. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $314.54 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $174.94 at 75 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99214, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$135.78Dignity Health
Median$450.32half pay less
Highest$764.85in this market
Difference5.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.

median
Lowest $135.78Highest $1,166.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Health lowest Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 VISIT MDT 30MN EST PT $135.78 $310.00 $83.70–$241.80 56% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Camarillo, CA VISIT MDT 30MN EST PT $764.85 $1,843.00 $92.52–$1,474.40 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 FETAL DEMISE <23WK EST PT $1,166.40 $2,663.00 $92.52–$2,077.14 56% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $135.78, median $450.32, highest $764.85 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $764.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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 moderate complexity decision making, or at least 30 minutes of total clinician time on the visit date. It is often used for managing several chronic conditions or adjusting prescription medicines.

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.