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Hospital Discharge Management, Over 30 Minutes

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 99239

This covers the work a doctor does to discharge a patient from the hospital when it takes more than 30 minutes, including a final exam, instructions for follow-up care, prescriptions, and discharge paperwork. It reflects a more involved discharge process than the shorter version of this service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospital Discharge Management, Over 30 Minutes cost?

$93.33

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $110.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $81 to $110Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $23 to $155
$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $93

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
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$93.33

MN $170DC $93.33

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.