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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

New Mexico 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$151$132 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$132 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $123 to $195Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $117 to $229
$100$200facility $148professional $151

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
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
4 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
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 28th of 51

$151

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.