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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

Alabama rates for HCPCS 99202

A first-time appointment with a doctor or provider the patient has not seen before, used for simple, low-complexity concerns that don't require extensive evaluation. It typically involves gathering a basic health history along with addressing the reason for the visit. It's the most basic level among standard new-patient office visits.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward) cost?

$48.98

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $58.88.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $32 to $141Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $32 to $69
$50$100facility $63professional $49

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
10
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$48.98

AK $107NJ $48.98

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.