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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

Arkansas 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$50.12 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$48.98 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $49 to $81Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $43 to $95
$50$100facility $58professional $63

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
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CG · Policy criteria applied
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CG · Policy criteria applied
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 32nd of 51

$63.10

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.