Preventive visit, new patient age 18 to 39 in Buffalo, NY costs $77 to $399. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area publish a cash price for preventive visit, new patient age 18 to 39 (CPT 99385). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for preventive visit, new patient age 18 to 39 (CPT 99385). The lowest is $77 at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, the median is $143 and the highest is $399 at Erie County Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 5.2 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Buffalo, NY median of $143 is in line with the national median of $147 across 424 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $73 to $445. 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 June 2026 and September 2026. 5 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 onlySpringville · 38 mi · File Sep 2026
Niagara Falls · 14 mi · File Jun 2026
Buffalo · 9 mi · File Aug 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 99385. 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 99385, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About preventive visit, new patient age 18 to 39
CPT 99385 is an annual preventive exam, the "physical", for a new patient aged 18 to 39: history, examination, counseling and ordering of age-appropriate screening. Under the Affordable Care Act, insured patients usually pay nothing for it. The price on this page is for the uninsured and for plans outside those rules.
What the price covers
The visit itself. Laboratory tests, vaccines and any problem-focused work done in the same visit are separate. If you raise a new problem during a preventive visit, many practices bill a second, problem-oriented visit code on top, which is legal and a frequent surprise on bills.
Why prices vary
Hospital-owned clinics may add a facility fee; independent practices usually do not. Cash prices for a physical range from around $100 to several hundred dollars.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 99385, and is there a facility fee?
- Which labs or vaccines will be added, and what do they cost?
- If I mention a specific problem, will a second visit code be billed?
Hospitals in Buffalo, NY without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Kaleida HealthNo price file found
- Kenmore Mercy HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Mercy Hospital of BuffaloFile could not be read
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Sisters of Charity HospitalFile could not be read