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Hospital Discharge Visit

Washington, DC 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?

$64.57

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $81.28.

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 $65 · 10th to 90th $58 to $95Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $51 to $102
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $65professional $65

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
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $64.57 · 51st 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.