Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99243 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in Bakersfield-Delano, CA — inpatient

In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes as an inpatient: from $119.20 to $119.20, with a median of $119.20.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99243, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Lowest$119.20Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Median$119.20half pay less
Highest$119.20in 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

median
Lowest $119.20Highest $119.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA Office consultation $119.20 $224.91 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA Office consult new or estab pt - level 3 $119.20 $224.91 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $119.20, median $119.20, highest $119.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $119.20 — 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.