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Brief Office Visit (Minimal, Established Patient)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 99211

A very short, simple office visit that may not require an in-depth evaluation by the physician, often handled by a nurse or other clinical staff member under the doctor's supervision. It's typically used for quick tasks like a blood pressure check, a simple medication follow-up, or a brief wound check. It's the most minimal visit level for a patient the practice already knows.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brief Office Visit (Minimal, Established Patient) cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 5 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$16.98$8.32 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$22.39 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $17 to $138Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $48professional $17

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
$16.98
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$17.38

CA $24.55AL $17.38

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.