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Office Visit, New Patient (Moderate Complexity)

West 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $151 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$117 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$126 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $123 to $186Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $102 to $204
$100$200$500facility $151professional $138

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
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$354.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
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
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 40th of 51

$138

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.