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New patient office visit (about 60 minutes) in Milwaukee, WI costs $144 to $534. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 60 minutes) (CPT 99205). The lowest is $144 at Ascension St Francis Hospital, the median is $243 and the highest is $534 at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin. The most expensive hospital lists 3.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Milwaukee, WI median of $243 is 28% below the national median of $336 across 385 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

9 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $65 to $922. 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 November 2025 and March 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.

$144
lowest cash price in Milwaukee, WI
Ascension St Francis Hospital · 6 mi
$98 below the median
$243
median cash price
6 hospitals
3.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/18
hospitals with a cash price
9 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Ascension St Francis Hospital

Milwaukee · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$144
list $272 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025

$213
list $425 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Summit · 32 mi · File Nov 2025

$243
list $485 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Aurora Medical Center

Grafton · 29 mi · File Nov 2025

$283
list $565 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County

Hartford · 38 mi · File Nov 2025

$400
list $800 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$534
list $970 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee

Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

8
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital

Milwaukee · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

9
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 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 Milwaukee, WI 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