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Office Visit, New Patient (Straightforward)

West Virginia 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$47.86 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$45.71 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $41 to $191Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $40 to $89
$50$100$200facility $59professional $59

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
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
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
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.89
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$58.88

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.