CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)

Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr

Billing Code: 99214 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$114

about 0.8× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $49–$154

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$43

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $71 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $136 Fair price $114 This hospital $43 Cash price $113 Hospital's list price $206

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other CA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $38 Priciest $54

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) is about $114 (about 0.8× the $136 Medicare rate). Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr charges insurers about $43, or about $113 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in San Diego, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$24 - $247	18%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$24 - $128	18%
Aetnamajor	$24 - $128	18%
Cignamajor	$24 - $128	18%
Humanamajor	$24 - $175	18%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$132 - $206	97%
Health Net	$24 - $579	18%
HealthPartners	$128 - $134	94%
Molina	$43 - $54	32%
Sentara	$49 - $62	36%
+ 70 smaller / regional plans	$20 - $278

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 9 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 113), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 99214.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 99214.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr

Compare: Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) at other CA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.