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Hospital Follow-Up Visit (Moderate Complexity)

Colorado rates for HCPCS 99232

A daily check-in visit from a doctor for a patient who is already admitted to the hospital, used when the patient's condition requires a moderate amount of evaluation, such as responding to a new problem or an illness that isn't improving as expected. It reflects more involved decision-making than the most basic level of daily hospital visit. It typically includes a fuller exam and closer review of test results and treatment adjustments.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hospital Follow-Up Visit (Moderate Complexity) cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$70.79 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$70.79 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $60 to $132Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $60 to $162
$100$200facility $79professional $93

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.24

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$93.33

AK $155AL $64.57

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.