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Infant Wellness Visit, New Patient

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 99381

This is a comprehensive preventive checkup for an infant under one year old who is new to the practice, including a physical exam, growth check, and guidance for parents on feeding, development, and safety. It is a routine wellness visit rather than a visit for a specific illness.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Infant Wellness Visit, New Patient cost?

$155

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $195.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $74 to $110Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $76 to $234
$50$100$200facility $107professional $155

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
EP · Child screening program
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Carolina· 3rd of 51

$155

AK $204DC $70.79

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.