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New patient office visit (about 45 minutes) in Los Angeles, CA costs $72 to $675. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 45 minutes) (CPT 99204). The lowest is $72 at UCI Health-Orange, the median is $276 and the highest is $675 at Coast Plaza Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 9.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $276 is 31% above the national median of $211 across 1130 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

18 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $69 to $14,761. 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 November 2025 and September 2026. 77 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.

$72
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
UCI Health-Orange · 28 mi
$204 below the median
$276
median cash price
12 hospitals
9.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/100
hospitals with a cash price
77 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UCI Health-Orange

Orange · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$72
list $180 · lowest of 6 lines
2
UCI Health - Los Alamitos

Los Alamitos · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$72
list $180
3
UCI Health - Fountain Valley

Fountain Valley · 31 mi · File Apr 2026

$72
list $180
4
USC Arcadia Hospital

Arcadia · 8 mi · File Jul 2026

$167
list $476 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$196
list $245 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Marina Del Rey · 17 mi · File Nov 2025

$276
list $425
7
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Sun Valley · 15 mi · Older file date unknown

$424
list $424 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Nov 2025

$623
list $959 · lowest of 145 lines
9
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$675
list $675 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Memorial Hospital of Gardena

Gardena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$675
list $675 · lowest of 24 lines
11
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Feb 2026

$675
list $675 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Coast Plaza Hospital

Norwalk · 14 mi · File Feb 2026

$675
list $675 · lowest of 20 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 99204. 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 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 Los Angeles, CA without a price for this procedure

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

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