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Hospital Discharge Visit

New Mexico 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$79.43$69.18 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$77.62 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $66 to $955Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $62 to $166
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $123professional $79

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
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $79.43 · 37th 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.