Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99243 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in Charleston-North Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes as an inpatient: from $120.25 to $367.25, with a median of $243.75.

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 — and —.

Lowest$120.25Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC
Median$243.75half pay less
Highest$367.25in this market
Difference3.1×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $120.25Highest $367.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC lowest Charleston, SC HC Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Low Mdm 30 Minutes $120.25 $185.00 35%
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC Gbl Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Low Mdm 30 Minutes $367.25 $565.00 35%
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Inpatient: lowest $120.25, median $243.75, highest $367.25 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $243.75 — 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.