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Observation Care Discharge Day

Minnesota 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $240 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$145 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$191 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $151 to $562Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $115 to $288
$100$200$500facility $240professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 13th of 37

$191

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.