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Follow-Up Problem Evaluation

Tennessee rates for HCPCS D0170

A short follow-up visit to check on a specific problem the dentist has already been treating or watching, such as reassessing a healing area or symptom that hasn't fully resolved. It is not used for a routine check-up or for checking healing right after a surgical procedure, which is handled separately. It's a targeted recheck rather than a full exam.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Follow-Up Problem Evaluation cost?

$28.84

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 to $186.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $19Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $195
$20$50$100facility $19professional $29

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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Texas 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· 26th of 51

$28.84

TX $186NJ $8.13

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.