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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

Arizona rates for HCPCS 99204

An initial appointment with a doctor or provider the patient has not seen before, involving a moderate level of medical decision-making, such as reviewing several health concerns or evaluating a condition that needs a closer look. First visits like this typically involve more time than a follow-up because the provider is building a full picture of the patient's health history for the first time. It reflects a meaningful step up in complexity from the most basic new-patient visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity) cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$102 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$110 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $562Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $87 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $129

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
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
18 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
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
57 · Decision for surgery
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AQ · Shortage area physician
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Arizona· 46th of 51

$129

AK $263AL $115

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.