Laurel Bliss, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, California
NPI: 1154368868
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Too few public reviews
$260
First visit · CPT 99204
$235
Follow-up · CPT 99214
Santa Barbara
California · 14 visit types priced
What You’d Pay
The negotiated rate is the whole bill for a visit with Dr. Bliss; there is no separate list price on top. How much of it lands on you depends on which of three situations your plan puts you in.
Visit
Deductible not met
Met, 20% coinsurance
Copay plan
First visit
New patient visit, 45–59 min · CPT: 99204
Follow-up
Follow-up visit, 30–39 min · CPT: 99214
Annual physical
Annual physical, age 40–64 · CPT: 99396
Usually $0: in-network preventive visits are covered in full. Add-ons or a problem discussed during the visit are billed separately.
Coinsurance is shown at 20%, the most common in-network share; yours may be 10–40%. Primary care copays typically run $20–$50. Out-of-network or non-UnitedHealthcare plans will differ.
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Get the Momentary appNegotiated Rates
A new patient visit (45–59 min, CPT 99204) with Dr. Bliss has a UnitedHealthcare negotiated rate of $260, about the same as the Santa Barbara median of $260. A routine follow-up (CPT 99214) is $235. These are the in-network prices UnitedHealthcare published for Dr. Bliss’s own NPI in February 2026; what you owe depends on your plan.
Office visits
Problem-focused appointments, priced by length and complexity. Most routine follow-ups bill as 99213 or 99214.
New patient$133–$401
15–29 min99202
13% above California median ($118)·Group rate shared by 7 of 7 Santa Barbara doctors
$133
30–44 min99203
16% above California median ($176)·Group rate shared by 7 of 8 Santa Barbara doctors
$204
45–59 min99204
within 5% of California median ($262)·Group rate shared by 7 of 8 Santa Barbara doctors
$260
60–74 min99205
16% above California median ($346)·Group rate shared by 7 of 8 Santa Barbara doctors
$401
Follow-up (established patient)$43–$329
Nurse visit99211
23% above California median ($35)·Group rate shared by 7 of 8 Santa Barbara doctors
$43
10–19 min99212
16% above California median ($89)·Group rate shared by 7 of 8 Santa Barbara doctors
$103
20–29 min99213
21% above California median ($137)·Group rate shared by 7 of 8 Santa Barbara doctors
$166
30–39 min99214
21% above California median ($194)·Group rate shared by 7 of 8 Santa Barbara doctors
$235
40–54 min99215
16% above California median ($284)·Group rate shared by 7 of 8 Santa Barbara doctors
$329
Annual physicals and preventive visits
Wellness visits by age band. Covered in full in-network on almost all plans; the rate matters when a problem raised during the physical is billed as a separate visit.
New patient$235–$239
Age 18–3999385
9% above California median ($219)·Group rate shared by 7 of 7 Santa Barbara doctors
$239
Age 40–6499386
within 5% of California median ($238)·Group rate shared by 7 of 7 Santa Barbara doctors
$235
Established patient$175–$246
Age 18–3999395
7% below California median ($188)·Group rate shared by 7 of 7 Santa Barbara doctors
$175
Age 40–6499396
9% above California median ($210)·Group rate shared by 7 of 7 Santa Barbara doctors
$229
65+99397
9% above California median ($226)·Group rate shared by 7 of 7 Santa Barbara doctors
$246
In-office add-ons and telehealth
Billed on top of a visit, plus phone or portal visits.
Billed on top of a visit$23–$30
Vaccine administration, first vaccine90471
$30
Vaccine administration, each additional vaccine90472
$23
Electrocardiogram (ECG) with interpretation93000
$27
Therapeutic injection (intramuscular or subcutaneous)96372
$26
Hospital and emergency rates
Contract codes that do not apply to an office visit, including hospital, emergency and consult work this doctor may never bill. Shown for completeness.
Hospital, emergency and consult codes$184–$386
Initial hospital care, moderate complexity99222
$242
Subsequent hospital care, high complexity99233
$184
Critical care, first 30–74 minutes99291
$386
Rates are the median across UnitedHealthcare’s plan files for this doctor and code; where plans pay different amounts the range is shown underneath. The comparison is against the median among doctors listed on this site in the same city (when at least three report the code), otherwise statewide. Position counts every listed doctor in the city, lowest rate first.
Patient Reviews
We could not find enough public reviews of Dr. Bliss to show a rating. We show ratings once a doctor has at least 5.
California Market
California internal medicine physicians with a published rate for new patient visit (45–59 min), cheapest first, with their public rating alongside. The cheapest and most expensive are always included, plus those priced closest to Dr. Bliss.
Doctor
New patient visit, 45–59 min
Follow-up
Rating
Dr. Laurel Bliss, MD this page
$260
New patient visit, 45–59 min
$235
follow-up
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Yorba Linda4.8 (127)
$262
New patient visit, 45–59 min
$202
follow-up
4.8
127 reviews
Same Contract
The same billing entity negotiates one UnitedHealthcare rate schedule for all of its doctors, so 6 other doctors listed in Santa Barbara have the same prices as Dr. Bliss. Pick among them on fit, availability and reviews; the bill will be the same.
Dr. Julia Billington, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
3.9(30)Dr. Michael Bordofsky, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
4.9(9)Dr. David Dodson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
3.8(6)Dr. Robert Kershaw, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Too few public reviews to rateDr. Deborah Meyers, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Too few public reviews to rateDr. Cathy Straits, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Too few public reviews to rate
About
Location
Address
317 W. PUEBLO ST
3RD FLOOR
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone
(805) 681-7500Questions
- How much does a first visit with Dr. Bliss cost?
- Dr. Bliss's negotiated rate with UnitedHealthcare for a new patient office visit, moderate-complexity decision-making, 45–59 minutes is $260, about the same as the Santa Barbara median of $260. This is the total the insurer and patient pay together; if you have not met your deductible you may owe all of it, and with a copay plan you pay only the copay.
- How much is a follow-up visit with Dr. Bliss?
- An established patient office visit, moderate-complexity decision-making, 30–39 minutes is $235, in line with the Santa Barbara median and 21% above the California median of $194. Most routine primary care follow-ups are billed as 99213 or 99214.
- Does Dr. Bliss accept UnitedHealthcare?
- These rates were published in UnitedHealthcare's in-network price transparency file in February 2026, which indicates Dr. Bliss was in at least one UnitedHealthcare network at that time. Networks change and vary by plan, so confirm with the office at (805) 681-7500 before booking.