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New patient office visit (about 45 minutes) in Milwaukee, WI costs $200 to $404. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 45 minutes) (CPT 99204). The lowest is $200 at Aurora St Lukes Medical Center, the median is $240 and the highest is $404 at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin. The most expensive hospital lists 2.0 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Milwaukee, WI median of $240 is 18% below 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 $65 to $978. 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 March 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.

$200
lowest cash price in Milwaukee, WI
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center · 7 mi
$40 below the median
$240
median cash price
5 hospitals
2.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/18
hospitals with a cash price
9 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025

$200
list $400 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Summit · 32 mi · File Nov 2025

$205
list $410 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Aurora Medical Center

Grafton · 29 mi · File Nov 2025

$240
list $480 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County

Hartford · 38 mi · File Nov 2025

$330
list $660 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$404
list $734 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee

Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

7
Ascension St Francis Hospital

Milwaukee · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

8
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital

Milwaukee · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

9
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

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 Milwaukee, WI 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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