Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99385 Outpatient

Preventive checkup, new patient aged 18–39 in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Preventive checkup, new patient aged 18–39: from $117.01 to $358.20, with a median of $204.30. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center Brighton.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 99385, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$117.01Boston Medical Center Brighton
Median$204.30half pay less
Highest$358.20in 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

median
Lowest $117.01Highest $358.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Boston Medical Center Brighton lowest Boston, MA HC Initial Preventive Medicine New Pt Age 18-39yrs $117.01 $260.03 55%
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Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Prev Visit New Age 18-39 $184.80 $264.00 30%
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Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Prev Visit New Age 18-39 $187.60 $268.00 30%
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Periodic Prev. Est Pt Physical 18-39 Yrs $221.00 $221.00
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Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Prev Visit New Age 18-39 $271.60 $388.00 30%
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Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Initial Preventive Medicine New Pt Age 18-39yrs $358.20 $796.00 55%
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Outpatient: lowest $117.01, median $204.30, highest $358.20 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $204.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This is a yearly preventive checkup for a new patient aged 18 to 39. It includes a review of health history, a physical exam, counseling on healthy habits and ordering age-appropriate screenings.

What the price covers

The price covers the preventive visit itself. Lab tests, vaccines and screening tests ordered during the visit are billed separately, and treating a new problem at the same visit may add a separate office visit charge.