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Hospital Discharge Visit

South Carolina 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?

$77.62

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 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 $68 · 10th to 90th $50 to $129Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $58 to $245
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $68professional $78

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
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $77.62 · 39th 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.