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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

Maryland 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?

$50.12

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $67.61.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $45 to $158Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $37 to $76
$50$100$200facility $120professional $50

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
3 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
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.08

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$50.12

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.