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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

Georgia 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?

$162

Typical physician fee. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $209.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $107 to $162Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $117 to $288
$100$200facility $135professional $162

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
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
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
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
24 · Unrelated visit after surgery
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
57 · Decision for surgery
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FP · Family planning
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SA · Nurse practitioner
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TR · School services, out of district
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UD · State-defined
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
EP · Child screening program
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 20th of 51

$162

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.