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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

Minnesota 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$57.54 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$42.66 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $36 to $204Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $43 to $204
$50$100$200$500facility $58professional $89

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
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
6 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
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.76

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$87.10

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.