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Hospital Discharge Visit

Iowa 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?

$93.33

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $162.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $54 to $148Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $63 to $263
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $102professional $93

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
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $93.33 · 9th 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.