Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99397 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Annual physical, returning 65+ cost in Bakersfield, CA — inpatient

In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for preventive checkup, returning patient aged 65 or older as an inpatient: from $96.10 to $96.10, with a median of $96.10. Across California, the median is $190.00 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99397, 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$96.10Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Median$96.10half pay less
Highest$96.10in 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 $96.10Highest $96.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Per pm reeval est pat 65+ yr $96.10 $181.32 — 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Periodic prev care estab pt =/+ 65 yr $96.10 $181.32 — 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $96.10, median $96.10, highest $96.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $96.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is a yearly preventive checkup for a returning patient aged 65 or older. It includes a review of health history and medicines, a physical exam, counseling 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.