Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes: from $91.50 to $530.25, with a median of $530.25. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego — $438.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $220.58 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Office/Outpt Visit,Est,Levl V | $91.50 | $122.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $122.10 | $222.00 | $22.20–$299.70 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $122.10 | $222.00 | $34.10–$115.85 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 99215 OBCH EVAL LVL 5 ESTAB PT CHARGE | $260.20 | $433.67 | $57.77–$342.17 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 SURGERY E&M EST PT COMPLEX | $260.20 | $433.67 | $57.77–$303.57 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 (99215) Rch Comprehensive,High Complexity-40Min | $375.00 | $500.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Office Outpatient Visit 40 Minutes | $375.00 | $500.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 (99215) Rch Office Outpatient Visit 40 Minutes | $375.00 | $500.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Meds Em Comprehensive High 28 | $375.00 | $500.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Uc-Visit Level V (Est Pt) | $378.75 | $505.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC FACILITY FEE COMPLEX EP HEART FAILURE | $530.25 | $707.00 | $1.00–$565.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC FACILITY FEE COMPLEX EP HEART FAILURE | $530.25 | $707.00 | $106.05–$565.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC FACILITY FEE COMPLEX EP HEART FAILURE | $530.25 | $707.00 | $1.00–$636.30 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC FACILITY FEE COMPLEX EP HEART FAILURE | $530.25 | $707.00 | $1.10–$692.86 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC FACILITY FEE COMPLEX EP | $556.50 | $742.00 | $1.00–$727.16 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC OB TRIAGE LEVEL 5 OP | $556.50 | $742.00 | $1.00–$593.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC OB TRIAGE LEVEL 5 OP | $556.50 | $742.00 | $1.00–$608.44 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC FACILITY FEE COMPLEX EP | $556.50 | $742.00 | $1.00–$593.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC OB TRIAGE LEVEL 5 OP | $556.50 | $742.00 | $1.00–$667.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC FACILITY FEE COMPLEX EP | $556.50 | $742.00 | $1.00–$17,354.59 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC FACILITY FEE COMPLEX EP | $556.50 | $742.00 | $2.92–$556.50 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC OB TRIAGE LEVEL 5 OP | $556.50 | $742.00 | $111.30–$727.16 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Eval & Mgmt - Ret Lev 5 | $576.00 | $768.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Iehp - Behavior Assess Adi | $768.00 | $1,024.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Uc-Room Chg Level V (Est Pt) | $1,565.25 | $2,087.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $91.50, median $530.25, highest $530.25 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $530.25. 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 6 of 6 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.