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Observation Follow-Up Visit, Moderate Complexity

Iowa rates for HCPCS 99225

A follow-up visit by the doctor to a patient already being kept under observation in hospital. The doctor reviews how you have responded, checks results that have come back and adjusts the plan. This version covers a moderately involved review, where the picture is changing or several findings have to be weighed together.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Observation Follow-Up Visit, Moderate Complexity cost?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $155.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $145 to $145Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $98 to $155
$100$200facility $145professional $148

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in Tennessee 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.

Iowa· 14th of 49

$145

TN $339SC $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.