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Additional Time Spent On Care Outside A Visit

Colorado rates for HCPCS 99359

This covers extra time a physician or other provider spends working on a patient's care outside of a face-to-face visit, such as reviewing extensive records, coordinating with other providers, or preparing a complex treatment plan. It's billed in additional increments beyond an initial period already accounted for. It reflects substantial time and effort that goes beyond what's typically included in a regular visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Additional Time Spent On Care Outside A Visit cost?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$63.10$50.12 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$33.88 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $32 to $74Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $34 to $89
$50$100facility $43professional $63

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
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
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.27

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Nebraska than in Texas. 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$61.66

NE $93.33TX $36.31

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.