Hospital Inpatient Follow-Up Visit, High Complexity
Maryland rates for HCPCS 99233
This covers a doctor's daily follow-up visit to a hospitalized patient on a day when the patient's condition is unstable, has a significant new problem, or otherwise requires a high degree of medical decision-making. It's billed once per day, reflecting a check-in on how the patient is doing and adjustments to the treatment plan while admitted. It differs from more routine daily hospital visits mainly by that greater complexity or the amount of time involved.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Hospital Inpatient Follow-Up Visit, High Complexity cost?
$123
Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $200.
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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $102 to $135Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $76 to $295
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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Facility
Global
$102.33
$114.82
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12
Professional
Global
$74.13
$123.03
$295.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Professional
Global
$100.00
$107.15
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Professional
Global
$87.10
$144.54
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Professional
Global
$95.50
$125.89
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Professional
Global
$77.62
$125.89
$234.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Professional
Global
$120.23
$144.54
$177.83
Where Maryland sits
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