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Hospital Discharge Visit

Colorado 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 7 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$81.28$70.79 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$61.66 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $54 to $195Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $62 to $229
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $81professional $81

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
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $81.28 · 27th 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.