Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99215 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient

In Kansas City, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes as an inpatient: from $167.04 to $872.58, with a median of $519.81. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital and 1 other hospital — $352.77 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $174.20 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 99215, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$167.04Children's Mercy Hospital + 1 more
Median$519.81half pay less
Highest$872.58in this market
Difference5.2×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 Kansas City, MO-KS.

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Lowest $167.04Highest $872.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT EST LVL 5 $167.04 $348.00 $110.81–$306.24 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT EST LVL 5 $167.04 $348.00 $110.81–$306.24 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT EST LVL 5 TELEMED $167.04 $348.00 $110.81–$306.24 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT EST LVL 5 TELEMED $167.04 $348.00 $110.81–$306.24 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 EST SAFE EXAM $172.80 $360.00 $110.81–$316.80 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 EST CARE EXAM TELEMED $172.80 $360.00 $110.81–$316.80 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 EST SAFE EXAM TELEMED $172.80 $360.00 $110.81–$316.80 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 EST SAFE EXAM TELEMED $172.80 $360.00 $110.81–$316.80 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 EST CARE EXAM $172.80 $360.00 $110.81–$316.80 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 EST CARE EXAM TELEMED $172.80 $360.00 $110.81–$316.80 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 EST SAFE EXAM $172.80 $360.00 $110.81–$316.80 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 EST CARE EXAM $172.80 $360.00 $110.81–$316.80 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 LEVEL 5 UCC $304.80 $635.00 $331.47–$571.50 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 LEVEL 5 UCC $304.80 $635.00 $331.47–$571.50 52% —
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT VISIT EST PT HIGH LVL MDM $872.58 $872.58 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT VISIT EST PT HIGH LVL MDM $872.58 $872.58 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $167.04, median $519.81, highest $872.58 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $519.81 — 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 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.