New patient office visit (about 30 minutes) in Riverside, CA costs $36 to $545. Here's every hospital's price.
4 hospitals in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 30 minutes) (CPT 99203). The lowest is $36 at Eisenhower Medical Center, the median is $152 and the highest is $545 at Riverside University Health System-Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 15 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Riverside, CA median of $152 is 8% below the national median of $165 across 1143 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $24 to $5,494. 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 2026 and September 2026. 29 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyRancho Mirage · 56 mi · File Apr 2026
Upland · 91 mi · File Apr 2026
San Bernardino · 71 mi · File Sep 2026
Moreno Valley · 75 mi · File Mar 2026
Apple Valley · 57 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 99203. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Riverside, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Barstow Community Hospitalcode not in file
- Bear Valley Community HospitalNo website on record
- Chino Valley Medical Centercode not in file
- Colorado River Medical CenterNo website on record
- Community Hospital of San Bernardinocode not in file
- Corona Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Desert Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Desert Valley Hospitalcode not in file
- Hemet Global Medical Centercode not in file
- Hi-Desert Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontariocode not in file
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valleycode not in file
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riversidecode not in file
- Loma Linda University Children's Hospitalcode not in file
- Loma Linda University Medical Centercode not in file
- Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrietacode not in file
- Menifee Global Medical Centercode not in file
- Montclair Hospital Medical Centercode not in file
- Mountains Community HospitalNo website on record
- Palo Verde HospitalNo website on record
- Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterNo price file found
- Redlands Community HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Riverside Community HospitalNo price file found
- San Gorgonio Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Temecula Valley HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Victor Valley Global Medical Centercode not in file