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Observation Care Discharge Day

Florida rates for HCPCS 99217

The doctor's work on the day you leave hospital after a stay under observation. It covers a final examination, going through the results and what they mean, arranging prescriptions and follow-up appointments, and preparing the discharge paperwork and instructions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Observation Care Discharge Day cost?

$64.57

Typical physician fee. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $72.44.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $58 to $62Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $40 to $76
$50$100facility $59professional $65

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
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Texas than in Idaho. 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.

Florida· 34th of 37

$64.57

TX $501ID $30.20

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.