ER Visit (level 1, minor) cost at US hospitals

Emergency department visit, straightforward · CPT 99281

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ER Visit (level 1, minor)

Every emergency department visit is billed at one of five levels, and this is the lowest. It describes a straightforward problem that needed little workup and little clinical judgment. The level is assigned afterward by a coder, based on the record, not chosen by the patient.

$24.75

lowest cash price

$252.60

national median

$2,398.00

highest cash price

875

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $24.75–$2,398.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$24.75

Mercy Primary Care - Bernie — Bernie, MO

Most expensive published cash price

$2,398.00

HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL — Palatka, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($214.05) → Sep 1, 2026 ($332.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $226.80 $425.10 $663.78
Arizona 22 $97.45 $237.99 $588.82
Arkansas 11 $73.34 $312.00 $619.00
California 90 $49.77 $380.80 $636.48
Colorado 17 $118.90 $361.52 $882.45
Florida 80 $211.73 $494.00 $2,398.00
Georgia 25 $166.06 $605.00 $1,700.00
Hawaii 2 $164.16 $164.16 $360.00
Illinois 50 $130.00 $200.90 $1,177.40
Indiana 25 $78.00 $318.60 $551.74
Iowa 31 $122.88 $245.40 $624.00
Kansas 11 $100.80 $267.15 $473.11
Kentucky 23 $61.20 $221.73 $551.74
Louisiana 2 $133.12 $133.12 $133.12
Maine 7 $199.80 $214.05 $331.65
Maryland 2 $97.80 $97.80 $97.80
Michigan 27 $110.88 $245.00 $332.00
Minnesota 19 $91.25 $230.40 $323.20
Mississippi 11 $59.45 $92.40 $168.00
Missouri 21 $24.75 $280.50 $503.93
Montana 2 $160.80 $160.80 $252.00
Nebraska 12 $152.46 $171.50 $293.00
Nevada 4 $123.20 $176.71 $246.54
New Hampshire 1 $342.00 $342.00 $342.00
New Jersey 21 $96.23 $149.96 $250.06
New Mexico 2 $205.80 $205.80 $205.80
New York 23 $104.19 $104.19 $2,059.00
North Carolina 15 $178.33 $178.33 $428.00
North Dakota 4 $238.40 $238.40 $352.00
Ohio 57 $105.60 $312.00 $640.80
Oklahoma 18 $37.00 $254.80 $859.00
Oregon 13 $58.05 $411.75 $535.50
Pennsylvania 32 $57.60 $308.40 $511.20
South Carolina 11 $251.40 $284.00 $315.00
South Dakota 7 $251.20 $296.00 $309.60
Tennessee 30 $66.93 $97.50 $237.31
Texas 108 $97.65 $282.33 $1,445.74
Virginia 33 $66.93 $132.00 $432.00
Washington 32 $128.80 $240.00 $367.20
West Virginia 18 $67.20 $164.00 $247.00
Wisconsin 33 $117.42 $235.00 $482.50
Wyoming 4 $260.82 $281.40 $342.80

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $284.00 $81.51 – $89.66
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $284.00 $78.43 – $86.27
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $284.00 $81.94 – $90.14
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $284.44 $97.65 – $433.73
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $284.44 $82.43 – $389.87
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $286.51 $44.88 – $98.94
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $286.94 $76.52 – $600.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $286.94 $80.47 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $286.94 $76.52 – $859.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $286.94 $71.73 – $600.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $286.94 $52.61 – $600.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $286.94 $52.61 – $859.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $286.94 $80.47 – $600.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $286.94 $80.47 – $358.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $286.94 $57.39 – $600.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $286.94 $52.61 – $859.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $286.94 $61.40 – $600.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $286.94 $71.73 – $600.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $286.94 $38.26 – $600.00
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $291.20 $124.49 – $327.60
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $291.49 $54.54 – $492.75
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $292.00 $11.32 – $328.50
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $292.80 not published
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $293.00 $44.88 – $98.94
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $294.45 $10.47 – $129.23
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $295.60 $88.06 – $177.68
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $296.00 $11.32 – $333.00
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $296.80 $89.82 – $333.90
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $297.16 $54.54 – $492.75
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $299.94 $83.65 – $167.59
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $300.00 $52.16 – $92.34
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $300.00 $117.75 – $337.50
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $301.60 $10.61 – $159.79
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $301.60 $107.45 – $339.30
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $302.25 $10.47 – $129.23
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $302.40 $193.91 – $340.20
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $303.20 not published
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $303.20 not published
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $303.20 not published
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $303.20 not published
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $303.20 not published
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $303.20 not published
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $303.20 not published
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $303.84 $422.00 – $422.00
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $307.20 $3.65 – $33.30
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $308.40 $52.16 – $150.46
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $309.60 $83.65 – $348.30
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $310.00 $60.16 – $151.24
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $310.00 $60.16 – $151.24
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $310.20 $3.45 – $33.30

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