Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes: from $172.50 to $198.00, with a median of $185.25. The lowest listed price is at Palo Verde Hospital — $12.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $220.58 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99215, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 2, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde Hospital lowest Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 99215 Office/Outpatient Visit - Established Patient, Level 5 (40 min) | $172.50 | $230.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $198.00 | $396.00 | $72.07–$5,494.00 | 50% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 99215 OB TRIAGE ESTAB PT CHARGE | $446.25 | $595.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $172.50, median $185.25, highest $198.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $172.50. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.