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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

Kentucky 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$126$107 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$105 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $91 to $170Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $91 to $209
$100$200$500facility $123professional $126

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
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
57 · Decision for surgery
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AM · Physician, team member
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SA · Nurse practitioner
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$126

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.