CPT 96999

Skin

Current code29 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Prices for CPT 96999 by hospital
Hospital	Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$420	$600
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	$331 – $86498 plans	$612 – $900	$612 – $900
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$420	$600
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	$320 – $3994 plans	$254	$499

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Hospital outpatient payment (national): $205 (APC 5051)