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Hospital Discharge Visit

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Hospital Discharge Visit cost?

$132

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $145.

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 $102 · 10th to 90th $62 to $126Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $102professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$132

AK $155NJ $67.61

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.