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Observation Care Discharge Day

Washington 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?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $501.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $54 to $141Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $87 to $501
$100$200$500facility $54professional $501

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
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 8th of 37

$501

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.