Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99215 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Returning patient visit, 40 min cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient

In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, high complexity or 40+ minutes as an inpatient: from $58.50 to $63.00, with a median of $60.75. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $2.25 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $68.61 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 99215, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$58.50Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Median$60.75half pay less
Highest$63.00in this market
Difference1.1×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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

median
Lowest $58.50Highest $63.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, EST, LEVL V, 40-54 MIN $58.50 $225.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, EST, LEVL V, 40-54 MIN $63.00 $225.00 — 72% —
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Inpatient: lowest $58.50, median $60.75, highest $63.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $60.75 — 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.