Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99215 Outpatient

Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in Harrisburg, PA

In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes: from $90.26 to $558.00, with a median of $125.66. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $35.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $253.80 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.

Lowest$90.26Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Median$125.66half pay less
Highest$558.00in this market
Difference6.2×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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

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Lowest $90.26Highest $678.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 99215 Outpatient Visit Est Lvl 5 BH Tech $90.26 $526.00 $294.56–$420.80 83% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 99215 Outpatient Visit Est Lvl 5 BH Tech $125.66 $526.00 $89.76–$420.80 76% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC VST COMP HIGH EST PT MD $558.00 $930.00 $99.12–$790.50 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC VST COMP HIGH EST PT P/F $678.00 $1,130.00 $960.50 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 TELEHLTH VST COMP HIGH EST PT P/F $678.00 $1,130.00 $960.50 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $90.26, median $125.66, highest $558.00 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $125.66. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.