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 44% above the national median of $269 across 1126 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
11 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 January 2025 and July 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyLancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026
Mount Gilead · 40 mi · File Oct 2025
New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026
Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026
Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026
Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026
Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
Columbus · 10 mi · File Jul 2026
Canal Winchester · 9 mi · Older file Jan 2025
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 99205. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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.
- Doctors Hospitalcode not in file
- Dublin Methodist Hospitalcode not in file
- Galion Community HospitalNo website on record
- Grady Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Grant Medical Centercode not in file
- Hocking Valley Community HospitalNo website on record
- Licking Memorial HospitalNo price file found
- Madison HealthNo price file found
- Riverside Methodist Hospitalcode not in file