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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

Connecticut 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$170$135 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$186 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $120 to $501Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $117 to $263
$100$200$500facility $229professional $170

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
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
6 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
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$170

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.