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# 99204 New patient office visit, moderate complexity

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

A new patient office or outpatient visit with moderate-complexity medical decision making.

## What to know

-   Time threshold: 45 minutes or more of total practitioner time on the date of the visit.
-   The new-patient counterpart to 99214.

## Related codes

-   [`99203` New patient office visit, low complexity CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99203/)
-   [`99205` New patient office visit, high complexity CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99205/)
-   [`99214` Established patient office visit, moderate complexity CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99214/)

## From the source

This is BillingBrief’s own explanation, not the official CPT descriptor. For the official code set, see the [American Medical Association](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt).

Code set

CPT

Category

Office visits (E/M)

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