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New patient office visit (about 30 minutes) in Sacramento, CA costs $74 to $306. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 30 minutes) (CPT 99203). The lowest is $74 at Mercy General Hospital, the median is $101 and the highest is $306 at Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif. The most expensive hospital lists 4.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Sacramento, CA median of $101 is 39% below the national median of $165 across 1143 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $21 to $536. 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. 9 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.

$74
lowest cash price in Sacramento, CA
Mercy General Hospital · 29 mi
$27 below the median
$101
median cash price
7 hospitals
4.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/16
hospitals with a cash price
9 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mercy General Hospital

Sacramento · 29 mi · File Sep 2026

$74
list $400 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Mercy San Juan Medical Center

Carmichael · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$90
list $400 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Sacramento · 32 mi · File Sep 2026

$97
list $400 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Woodland Memorial Hospital

Woodland · 43 mi · File Sep 2026

$101
list $400 · lowest of 2 lines
5
University of California Davis Medical Center

Sacramento · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$118
list $294 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Mercy Hospital of Folsom

Folsom · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$149
list $400 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif

Sacramento · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$306
list $306 · lowest of 40 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 Sacramento, CA 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