New patient office visit (about 60 minutes) in San Diego, CA costs $260 to $584. Here's every hospital's price.
4 hospitals in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit (about 60 minutes) (CPT 99205). The lowest is $260 at Tri-City Medical Center, the median is $584 and the highest is $584 at Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr. The most expensive hospital lists 2.2 times the cheapest for the same code.
The San Diego, CA median of $584 is 74% above the national median of $336 across 394 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $2,921. 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 April 2026 and September 2026. 11 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 onlyOceanside · 32 mi · File May 2026
La Mesa · 22 mi · File Apr 2026
Chula Vista · 31 mi · File Apr 2026
Coronado · 32 mi · File Apr 2026
National City · 29 mi · File Sep 2026
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 San Diego, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoNo price file found
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosNo website on record
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Palomar Medical Center PowayWebsite blocks automated reading
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoFile in an unsupported format
- Scripps Green HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasFile found, not read yet
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaFile found, not read yet
- Scripps Mercy HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Sharp Memorial HospitalFile found, not read yet
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrNo price file found