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Hospital Follow-Up Visit (Moderate Complexity)

Washington, DC 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?

$70.79

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $63.10 to $107.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $56 to $107Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $56 to $170
$100facility $74professional $71

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
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
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
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$70.79

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.