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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

South Dakota 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?

$219

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $282.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $123 to $269Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $102 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $166professional $219

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
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
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
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.79

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$219

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.