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Observation Follow-Up Visit, Straightforward

North Dakota 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?

$85.11

Typical physician fee. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $110.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $55 to $182
$100professional $85

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 15th of 37

$85.11

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.