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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

North Carolina 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$85.11$69.18 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$52.48 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $48 to $98Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $52 to $155
$50$100facility $63professional $85

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
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
15 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
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
EP · Child screening program
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FQ · Audio-only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 51

$85.11

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.