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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

Virginia 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$123 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$129 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $110 to $295Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $107 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $158professional $148

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
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$758.58
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
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
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 51

$148

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.