New patient office visit (30-44 min)
Facility: Penn State Health St. Joseph
Billing Code: 99203 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a New patient office visit (30-44 min) is about $72 (about 0.6× the $118 Medicare rate). Penn State Health St. Joseph charges insurers about $25, or about $30 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Reading, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $45 - $78 | 38% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $24 - $29 | 20% |
| Aetnamajor | $30 - $59 | 26% |
| Cignamajor | $71 | 60% |
| Geisinger | $83 | 71% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $41 - $85 | 35% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $57 |
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Other Procedures at Penn State Health St. Joseph
Compare: New patient office visit (30-44 min) at other PA hospitals
- Surgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing $54
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $57
- Lower Bucks Hospital · Bristol $58
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital · Philadelphia $58
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $60
- Geisinger-Community Medical Center · Scranton $64
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $64
- Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital · Lewistown $64
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.