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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

Montana 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$209$178 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$200 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $186 to $331Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $129 to $263
$100$200facility $219professional $209

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
3 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
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.89

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$209

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.