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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

Louisiana 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$141$129 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$129 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $59 to $257Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $112 to $195
$50$100$200facility $135professional $141

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
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
15 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
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
57 · Decision for surgery
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FS · Shared visit
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TH · Pregnancy care
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$190.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$141

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.