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New patient office visit (about 60 minutes) in Houston, TX costs $127 to $526. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 16 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 60 minutes) (CPT 99205). The lowest is $127 at Harris Health, the median is $336 and the highest is $526 at Shriners Hospitals for Children. The most expensive hospital lists 4.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $336 is in line with the national median of $336 across 385 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $12 to $719. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 44 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.

$127
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
Harris Health · 7 mi
$209 below the median
$336
median cash price
16 hospitals
4.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/60
hospitals with a cash price
44 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$127
list $153 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$252
list $719 · lowest of 4 lines
3
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$252
list $719 · lowest of 4 lines
4
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$252
list $719 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$252
list $719 · lowest of 4 lines
6
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$252
list $719 · lowest of 4 lines
7
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$268
list $599 · lowest of 6 lines
8
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$336
list $672 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$336
list $672 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$336
list $672 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$336
list $672
12
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$336
list $672 · lowest of 2 lines
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 Houston, TX 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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