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Extended Advance Care Planning Discussion

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 99498

This is an extended conversation between a patient and their healthcare provider about future medical care wishes, including decisions about treatments a person would or would not want if seriously ill. It covers additional time spent beyond an initial advance care planning discussion, often completing or updating documents like a living will or healthcare proxy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extended Advance Care Planning Discussion cost?

$77.62

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $85.11.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $155 to $170Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $55 to $93
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $166professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $77.62 · 14th of 51
MN $138KY $60.26

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.