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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

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

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 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 $72.44 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

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$72.44$50.12 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $50 to $83Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $39 to $115
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $72professional $63

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 1.6 times more in Minnesota than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $63.10 · 41st of 51
MN $91.20AL $57.54

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.