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New patient office visit (about 60 minutes) in Charlotte, NC-SC costs $60 to $1,140. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 60 minutes) (CPT 99205). The lowest is $60 at Musc Health Chester Medical Center, the median is $60 and the highest is $1,140 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 19 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Charlotte, NC-SC median of $60 is 78% below the national median of $269 across 1126 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $136 to $1,083. 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 December 2025 and May 2026. 15 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.

$60
lowest cash price in Charlotte, NC-SC
Musc Health Chester Medical Center · 40 mi
$60
median cash price
3 hospitals
19×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/19
hospitals with a cash price
15 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Musc Health Chester Medical Center

Chester · 40 mi · File Apr 2026

$60
list $119
2
Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center

Lancaster · 31 mi · File Apr 2026

$60
list $119
3
Caromont Regional Medical Center

Gastonia · 21 mi · File May 2026

$1,140
list $1,140 · lowest of 30 lines
4
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast

Concord · 22 mi · File Dec 2025

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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 Charlotte, NC-SC 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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