Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes: from $72.75 to $191.25, with a median of $133.13. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $60.38 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $168.75 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 99215, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT,EST,LEVL V | $72.75 | $97.00 | $32.98–$95.62 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT EST | $97.50 | $150.00 | $1.10–$361.57 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED HIGH MDM 40-54 MIN | $156.00 | $240.00 | $52.32–$240.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT VISIT EST LEVEL 5 | $168.75 | $225.00 | $32.00–$332.02 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT VISIT NEW LEVEL 5 | $168.75 | $225.00 | $32.00–$332.02 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TX:WATER DEP.TEST 1 DAY | $173.25 | $231.00 | $78.54–$228.46 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TX:WATER DEP.TEST OVERNITE | $173.25 | $231.00 | $78.54–$228.46 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TX GROWTH HORMONE TEST | $173.25 | $231.00 | $78.54–$228.46 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED HIGH MDM 40 MIN | $179.40 | $299.00 | $75.75–$413.47 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $191.25 | $255.00 | $81.60–$604.47 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 OD EST ONLINE E&M LEVEL 5 | $728.00 | $1,120.00 | $284.59–$1,120.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED HIGH MDM 40 MIN | $728.00 | $1,120.00 | $284.59–$1,120.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $72.75, median $133.13, highest $191.25 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $162.38. 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 4 of 4 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 the highest level of office or outpatient visit for a returning patient, with high complexity decision making or at least 40 minutes of total clinician time on the visit date. It is used for serious or rapidly changing problems that may need urgent decisions.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99215 ($223.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OHEST PATIENT VISIT LEVEL 5 | $16.25 | file |