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Office Visit, Established Patient (Straightforward)

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 99212

A brief follow-up appointment with a doctor or other provider the patient has seen before, used for simple, low-complexity issues that don't require much evaluation or decision-making. It's the most basic level of an established-patient office visit, often used for minor concerns or quick check-ins. Visit length and content are limited compared to visits addressing more involved problems.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$33.11 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$37.15 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $29 to $151Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $26 to $74
$20$50$100$200facility $44professional $42

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
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
10 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
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
33 · Preventive service
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
57 · Decision for surgery
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GE · Resident, primary care exception
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Tennessee· 33rd of 51

$41.69

AK $77.62NJ $32.36

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.