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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

South Carolina 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 negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$129$107 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$123 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $100 to $457Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $204
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $129

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
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
29
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
16 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
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
57 · Decision for surgery
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FS · Shared visit
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
PD · Before inpatient admission
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TH · Pregnancy care
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FQ · Audio-only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th 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.