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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

New Mexico 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$67.61$50.12 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$58.88 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $45 to $148Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $45 to $100
$50$100facility $74professional $68

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
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
4 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
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 22nd of 51

$67.61

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.