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Hospital Discharge Visit

Nebraska 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 8 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$87.10$70.79 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$120 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $71 to $363Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $62 to $166
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $132professional $87

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $87.10 · 13th 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.