New patient office visit (30-44 min)
Facility: Frye Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 99203 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NC hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a New patient office visit (30-44 min) is about $148 (about 1.3× the $118 Medicare rate). Frye Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $75, or about $295 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hickory, NC.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $198 | 168% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $73 | 62% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $75 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Frye Regional Medical Center
Compare: New patient office visit (30-44 min) at other NC hospitals
- Carteret General Hospital · Morehead City $48
- Carolina East Medical Center · New Bern $69
- Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital · Dunn $70
- Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital · Raeford $70
- Sampson Regional Medical Center · Clinton $71
- Angel Medical Center · Franklin $77
- Duke University Hospital · Durham $81
- Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital · Elkin $85
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.