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Hospital Discharge Management, Over 30 Minutes

South Carolina 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?

$102

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $170.

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 $95 · 10th to 90th $79 to $155Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $72 to $275
$20$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $102

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
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82

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. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$102

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.