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Observation Care Discharge Day

Illinois 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 July 2026.

How much does Observation Care Discharge Day cost?

$234

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $437.

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 $234 · 10th to 90th $138 to $871Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $79 to $331
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $105

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Kansas than in South Carolina. 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.

Illinois· 10th of 49

$234

KS $501SC $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.