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Observation Follow-Up Visit, Straightforward

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 99224

A brief follow-up visit by the doctor to a patient already under observation in hospital, when matters are going as expected. The doctor checks how you are, reviews any results that have come back, and confirms the plan or makes a small adjustment to it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Observation Follow-Up Visit, Straightforward cost?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$102$77.62 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$102 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $81 to $302Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $62 to $151
$50$100$200facility $129professional $102

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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Texas than in Kentucky. 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· 14th of 37

$102

TX $182KY $24.55

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.