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Brief Office Visit (Minimal, Established Patient)

Minnesota 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 6 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$23.44$16.98 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$16.98 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $8 to $219Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $9 to $65
$10$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $23

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
$8.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$186.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$23.44

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.