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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

Nebraska 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$57.54 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$81.28 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $59 to $151Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $42 to $166
$50$100$200$500facility $87professional $79

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
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
5 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
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 11th of 51

$81.28

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.