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Preventive visit, new patient age 40 to 64 in Boston, MA-NH costs $117 to $432. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for preventive visit, new patient age 40 to 64 (CPT 99386). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for preventive visit, new patient age 40 to 64 (CPT 99386). The lowest is $117 at Boston Medical Center-Brighton, the median is $252 and the highest is $432 at Boston Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 3.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $252 is 41% above the national median of $179 across 134 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $23 to $600. 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 2026 and April 2026. 35 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.

$117
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Boston Medical Center-Brighton · 13 mi
$135 below the median
$252
median cash price
5 hospitals
3.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/41
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$117
list $260 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$185
list $264 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$252
list $252
4
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$272
list $388 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$432
list $960
6
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 99386. 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 99386, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About preventive visit, new patient age 40 to 64

CPT 99386 is an annual preventive exam for a new patient aged 40 to 64: history, examination, risk counseling and ordering of screening tests such as cholesterol, colon cancer screening and mammography. Insured patients usually pay nothing for the visit itself under preventive-care rules; the cash price applies to everyone else.

What the price covers

The visit only. Laboratory tests, an ECG, vaccines and any imaging are separate codes. A problem raised during the visit may be billed as a second, problem-oriented visit on top of the preventive one.

Why prices vary

Ownership decides most of it: hospital-owned practices add facility fees, independent practices generally do not. Cash prices for a physical at this age typically run from around $150 to several hundred dollars.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 99386, and is there a facility fee?
  • Which screening tests will be ordered, and what will each cost?
  • Will discussing an existing condition add a second visit charge?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH 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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