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New patient office visit (about 60 minutes) in Boston, MA-NH costs $215 to $607. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for new patient office visit (about 60 minutes) (CPT 99205). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 60 minutes) (CPT 99205). The lowest is $215 at Cambridge Health Alliance, the median is $320 and the highest is $607 at Boston Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 2.8 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $320 is in line with the national median of $336 across 385 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $23 to $1,147. 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 January 2026 and April 2026. 34 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.

$215
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Cambridge Health Alliance · 11 mi
$105 below the median
$320
median cash price
5 hospitals
2.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/41
hospitals with a cash price
34 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$215
list $215
2
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$247
list $550 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$301
list $430 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center

Brighton · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$320
list $400
5
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$542
list $774 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$607
list $1,349 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 99205. 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 99205, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About new patient office visit (about 60 minutes)

CPT 99205 is the highest new-patient office visit level: about an hour, high complexity, typically a serious or complicated diagnosis, multiple chronic conditions, or decisions about major treatment. It is common in oncology, cardiology and neurology first visits.

What the price covers

When a hospital lists it, this is the price at a hospital-owned clinic or outpatient department, often with a facility fee on top of the clinician's fee. Any tests, imaging or procedures ordered are separate.

Why prices vary

Prices for the same visit level differ mainly by ownership: hospital-owned practices add facility fees; independent practices do not. Academic medical centers list the highest charges. Cash prices are usually far below the gross charge.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 99205 including any facility fee?
  • Could the visit be booked at an independent practice with the same specialist?
  • What is included, and what will be billed separately?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH 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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