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Hospital Discharge Visit

Michigan 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$83.18$72.44 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $71 to $120Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $62 to $186
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $83professional $83

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
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $83.18 · 23rd 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.