Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99215 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes as an inpatient: from $172.50 to $172.50, with a median of $172.50. Across California, the median is $220.58 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99215, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$172.50Palo Verde Hospital
Median$172.50half pay less
Highest$172.50in this market
Difference1.0×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

median
Lowest $172.50Highest $446.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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
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Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 99215 OB TRIAGE ESTAB PT CHARGE $446.25 $595.00 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $172.50, median $172.50, highest $172.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $185.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.