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Established patient office visit (about 40 minutes) in Houston, TX costs $127 to $347. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area publish a cash price for established patient office visit (about 40 minutes) (CPT 99215). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 16 hospitals list a cash price for established patient office visit (about 40 minutes) (CPT 99215). The lowest is $127 at Harris Health, the median is $310 and the highest is $347 at Shriners Hospitals for Children. The most expensive hospital lists 2.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $310 is 13% above the national median of $275 across 391 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $28 to $2,765. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2023 and April 2026. 44 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$127
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
Harris Health · 7 mi
$183 below the median
$310
median cash price
16 hospitals
2.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/60
hospitals with a cash price
44 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$127
list $110 · lowest of 24 lines
2
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$168
list $443 · lowest of 13 lines
3
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$175
list $499 · lowest of 4 lines
4
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$175
list $499 · lowest of 4 lines
5
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$175
list $499 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$175
list $499 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$175
list $499 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$310
list $619 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$310
list $619 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$310
list $619 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$310
list $619
12
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$310
list $619 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 99215. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 99215, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About established patient office visit (about 40 minutes)

CPT 99215 is the highest level of office visit for an established patient: around 40 minutes, high complexity, usually a serious problem or several chronic conditions reviewed at once. It is billed for follow-up visits that involve significant decisions, not for routine check-ins.

What the price covers

When a hospital lists this code, it is the price at a hospital-owned clinic, which may add a facility fee to the clinician's fee. Tests and procedures during the visit are separate.

Established-patient levels

  • 99212: about 10 minutes, straightforward
  • 99213: about 20 minutes, low complexity (the most common visit)
  • 99214: about 30 minutes, moderate complexity
  • 99215: about 40 minutes, high complexity (this page)

Most follow-ups are 99213 or 99214. If you are routinely billed 99215 for short visits, ask why.

Why prices vary

Facility fees at hospital-owned practices are the main reason the same visit costs more at some places. Cash prices are often well below gross charges.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 99215, and is there a facility fee?
  • Which level is typically billed for my follow-ups?
  • What is billed separately?

Hospitals in Houston, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask