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Annual Wellness Visit, Initial

North Carolina rates for HCPCS G0438

Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (PPS), initial visit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Annual Wellness Visit, Initial cost?

$275

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $347.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $162 to $224Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $162 to $417
$200$500facility $162professional $275

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
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
5 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in North Dakota than in New York. 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

$275

ND $295NY $115

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.