New patient visit, 45 min cost in Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $155.40 to $386.00, with a median of $351.40. The lowest price is at Kent County Memorial Hospital (Warwick) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 2.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $351.40, is 51% above the US median of $233.31.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Rhode Island ranks 45th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 6 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99204. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$155.40Kent County Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$351.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$386.00in Rhode Island
Lowest saves$196.00vs the median
Hospitals in Rhode Island, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Memorial Hospital lowest Warwick · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Office Outpatient New 45 Minutes | $155.40 | $444.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island lowest Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Office Outpatient New 45 Minutes | $155.40 | $444.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 45 minutes must be met or excee | $316.80 | $528.00 | Jul 24, 2026 source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC OPD NEW PT LEVEL IV | $386.00 | $386.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC OPD NEW PT LEVEL IV | $386.00 | $386.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC OPD NEW PT LEVEL IV | $386.00 | $386.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 6 | $155.40 | $351.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What new patient visit, 45 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: New patient visit, 45 min explained.
New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in other states
- Alabama$254.50
- Alaska$647.00
- Arizona$198.07
- Arkansas$148.72
- California$244.50
- Colorado$365.60
- Connecticut$335.00
- Delaware$271.32
- District of Columbia$250.96, 3 hospitals
- Florida$643.82
- Georgia$199.50
- Hawaii$280.35
- Idaho$196.95
- Illinois$296.00
- Indiana$189.00
- Iowa$232.40
- Kansas$184.00
- Kentucky$186.00
- Louisiana$91.23
- Maine$209.22
- Maryland$251.80
- Massachusetts$352.43
- Michigan$118.15
- Minnesota$171.60
- Mississippi$158.40
- Missouri$214.50
- Montana$236.81
- Nebraska$297.99
- Nevada$259.00
- New Hampshire$213.55
- New Jersey$147.69
- New Mexico$290.44
- New York$298.00
- North Carolina$243.60
- North Dakota$322.20
- Ohio$121.20
- Oklahoma$228.15
- Oregon$284.70
- Pennsylvania$300.00
- Puerto Rico$456.96
- South Carolina$224.05
- South Dakota$256.50
- Tennessee$93.06
- Texas$292.50
- Utah$524.63
- Vermont$251.11
- Virginia$162.30
- Washington$252.20
- West Virginia$91.75
- Wisconsin$224.44
- Wyoming$245.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.