Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99243 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in Altoona, PA — inpatient

In Altoona, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes as an inpatient: from $185.00 to $185.00, with a median of $185.00.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99243, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$185.00Penn Highlands Tyrone
Median$185.00half pay less
Highest$185.00in 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 Altoona, PA.

median
Lowest $185.00Highest $185.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA OV CONSULT PROB DETAILED L3 $185.00 $185.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA RHC OV CONSULT PROB DETAILED L3 $185.00 $185.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $185.00, median $185.00, highest $185.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $185.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is an office or outpatient consultation, when a specialist sees you at another clinician's request for advice. Since 2023 it requires low complexity decision making or at least 30 minutes of total time on the visit date.

What the price covers

The price covers the specialist's consultation. Tests and procedures are billed separately, and hospital clinics may add a facility fee.