New patient office visit (30-44 min)
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Billing Code: 99203 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a New patient office visit (30-44 min) is about $103 (about 0.9× the $118 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital of Buffalo charges insurers about $115, or about $223 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $81 - $116 | 69% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $36 - $139 | 31% |
| Aetnamajor | $107 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $107 - $156 | 91% |
| Humanamajor | $107 | 91% |
| Amerigroup | $36 - $100 | 31% |
| Fidelis Care | $97 - $129 | 83% |
| Independent Health | $100 - $116 | 85% |
| MagnaCare | $107 | 91% |
| Molina | $224 | 191% |
| MVP Health Care | $116 | 99% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $108 | 92% |
| WellCare | $113 - $118 | 96% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $71 - $121 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Compare: New patient office visit (30-44 min) at other NY hospitals
- Oswego Hospital · Oswego $69
- UPMC Chautauqua at Wca · Jamestown $79
- St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore · Far Rockaway $80
- Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc · Westfield $81
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $82
- St John's Riverside Hospital · Yonkers $82
- Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital · Stony Brook $83
- Olean General Hospital · Olean $84
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.