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New patient office visit (about 60 minutes) in Columbus, OH costs $94 to $444. Here's every hospital's price.

8 hospitals in the Columbus, OH 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 Columbus, OH metro area, 8 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 60 minutes) (CPT 99205). The lowest is $94 at Fairfield Medical Center, the median is $388 and the highest is $444 at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 4.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Columbus, OH median of $388 is 15% above the national median of $336 across 385 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 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. 10 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.

$94
lowest cash price in Columbus, OH
Fairfield Medical Center · 22 mi
$294 below the median
$388
median cash price
8 hospitals
4.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
8/20
hospitals with a cash price
10 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$94
list $208 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital

Mount Gilead · 40 mi · File Oct 2025

$195
list $300
3
Memorial Hospital

Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$211
list $324
4
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$388
list $388 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Mount Carmel Dublin

Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$388
list $388 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Mount Carmel St Ann's

Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$410
list $410 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Mount Carmel East & West

Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$410
list $410 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$444
list $493 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Ohio State University State Health System

Columbus · 10 mi · File Jul 2026

list $447
10
Berger Hospital

Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

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 Columbus, OH without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask