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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

South 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$56.23$42.66 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$57.54 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $40 to $275Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $34 to $87
$50$100$200$500facility $93professional $56

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
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
29
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
12 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
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GE · Resident, primary care exception
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
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
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FQ · Audio-only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$56.23

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.