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Hospital Discharge Visit

Utah 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?

$83.18

Typical physician fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $115.

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 $71 · 10th to 90th $71 to $83Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $62 to $191
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $83

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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03

Where Utah 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.

Utah $83.18 · 19th 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.