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Hospital Discharge Visit

New Jersey 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?

$75.86

Typical physician fee. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $97.72.

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 $52 · 10th to 90th $44 to $98Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $50 to $155
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $52professional $76

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
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $75.86 · 46th 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.