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Additional Time Spent On Care Outside A Visit

Minnesota 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$61.66 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$33.11 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $33 to $155Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $45 to $138
$50$100$200facility $35professional $79

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
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.47

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$77.62

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.