New patient office visit (about 45 minutes) in Columbus, OH costs $86 to $366. Here's every hospital's price.
7 hospitals in the Columbus, OH metro area publish a cash price for new patient office visit (about 45 minutes) (CPT 99204). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Columbus, OH metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 45 minutes) (CPT 99204). The lowest is $86 at Fairfield Medical Center, the median is $285 and the highest is $366 at Mount Carmel East & West. The most expensive hospital lists 4.2 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Columbus, OH median of $285 is in line with the national median of $291 across 374 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
9 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $50,000. 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 October 2025 and July 2026. 11 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 onlyLancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026
Mount Gilead · 40 mi · File Oct 2025
Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 2026
Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026
Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026
Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026
Columbus · 10 mi · File Jul 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 99204. 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 99204, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About new patient office visit (about 45 minutes)
CPT 99204 is a new-patient office visit of moderate complexity, around 45 minutes: several problems, a chronic condition being evaluated, or a decision about prescription treatment. It is the most commonly billed new-patient level in specialty practices.
What the price covers
When listed by a hospital, this is the price at a hospital-owned clinic or outpatient department, which may add a facility fee on top of the clinician's professional fee. Tests, imaging and procedures are separate.
Why prices vary
The same 45 minutes with a physician can cost two or three times more at a hospital-owned practice than at an independent one, mostly because of the facility fee. Within hospitals, prices follow system size. Cash prices are usually well below gross charges.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 99204, and is there a facility fee?
- Is the visit at a hospital outpatient department or an independent office?
- What level will be billed if the visit takes longer or is more complex?
Hospitals in Columbus, OH without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Diley Ridge Medical Centercode not in file
- Doctors HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Dublin Methodist Hospitalcode not in file
- Galion Community HospitalNo website on record
- Grady Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Grant Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Hocking Valley Community HospitalNo website on record
- Licking Memorial HospitalNo price file found
- Madison HealthNo price file found
- Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospitalcode not in file
- Riverside Methodist Hospitalcode not in file