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Hospital Discharge Visit

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 99238

This is the final visit by a doctor or other clinician on the day a patient leaves the hospital, including a review of the hospital stay, final examination, instructions for ongoing care, and preparation of discharge paperwork, for a discharge that takes a shorter amount of time. A longer, more involved discharge process is billed differently.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospital Discharge Visit cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$75.86 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$77.62 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $78 to $81Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $65 to $372
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $78professional $79

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $79.43 · 33rd of 51
MN $117DC $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.