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Hospital Discharge Visit

New Hampshire 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?

$102

Typical physician fee. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $135.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $93 to $209Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $71 to $162
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $123professional $102

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
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $102 · 4th 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.