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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

Maryland 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 physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $155.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $120 to $182Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $102 to $178
$100$200facility $141professional $129

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
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
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
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th 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.