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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 July 2026.

How much does Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity) cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $135 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$123 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$120 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $51 to $380Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $105 to $355
$20$50$100$200$500facility $135professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15

Where South Dakota sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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· 36th of 51

$158

MN $200DC $135

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.