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New patient office visit (about 30 minutes) in Houston, TX costs $127 to $279. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area publish a cash price for new patient office visit (about 30 minutes) (CPT 99203). 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 new patient office visit (about 30 minutes) (CPT 99203). The lowest is $127 at Harris Health, the median is $272 and the highest is $279 at Shriners Hospitals for Children. The most expensive hospital lists 2.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $272 is 29% above the national median of $211 across 382 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $21 to $594. 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
$145 below the median
$272
median cash price
16 hospitals
2.2×
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 $85 · lowest of 2 lines
2
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$132
list $323 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$208
list $594 · lowest of 4 lines
4
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$208
list $594 · lowest of 4 lines
5
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$208
list $594 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$208
list $594 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$208
list $594 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$272
list $544 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$272
list $544 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$272
list $544 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$272
list $544
12
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$272
list $544 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 99203. 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 99203, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About new patient office visit (about 30 minutes)

CPT 99203 is an office visit for a patient the practice has not seen in the past three years, of low complexity: a straightforward problem, about 30 minutes of the clinician's time. It is the typical first visit for a minor issue, a medication refill with a new doctor, or a simple referral.

What the price covers

When a hospital lists this code, it is the price for a visit at a hospital-owned clinic or outpatient department. Hospital-owned practices often bill a facility fee in addition to the professional fee, which can make the same visit cost twice what it would at an independent practice. Tests, procedures and imaging ordered during the visit are all separate.

The five new-patient levels

  • 99202: about 20 minutes, straightforward
  • 99203: about 30 minutes, low complexity (this page)
  • 99204: about 45 minutes, moderate complexity
  • 99205: about 60 minutes, high complexity

The level is chosen by the clinician after the visit based on complexity or time, so the price you see is the price for that level, not for "a visit".

Why prices vary

Visit prices vary with ownership more than anything else. Independent practices and urgent-care clinics rarely charge facility fees; hospital-owned clinics usually do. Cash prices at hospitals are often well below gross charges.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for a 99203 visit, and is there a separate facility fee?
  • Which visit level will be billed, and what if it is higher?
  • Are any tests or procedures included?

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