Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes: from $72.00 to $4,632.56, with a median of $157.60. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Los Alamitos and 2 other hospitals — $85.60 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $220.58 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 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 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL V | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL V | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 E&M-EST. PATIENT-LVL V | $72.00 | $180.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB FQHC PREG VISIT II & III 40 MINUTES | $157.60 | $394.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ANTEPARTUM VISIT 1,2 & 3 LEVEL 5 (NON-OB PRV/UCI ONLY) | $157.60 | $394.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB OFFICE/OUTPATIENT ESTABLISHED HIGH MDM 40 MIN | $157.60 | $394.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB FQHC PREG EARLY ENTRY VISIT 40 MINUTES | $157.60 | $394.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB FQHC PREG INITIAL VISIT 40 MINUTES | $157.60 | $394.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW/REPORT | $166.60 | $476.00 | $166.60–$476.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB NEW PATIENT, LEVEL 5 | $349.06 | $537.02 | — | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB EST. PATIENT, LEVEL 5 | $4,632.56 | $7,127.02 | $160.47–$184.54 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Pediatric and Neonatal Services: Clinic Fee | $4,632.56 | $7,127.02 | $127.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $72.00, median $157.60, highest $4,632.56 — a 64.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $72.00. 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 1 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.