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
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $96.23 $18.61 – $1,522.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $96.23 $18.61 – $1,522.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $97.40 $77.18 – $160.80
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $97.45 $54.54 – $525.60
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $97.46 $18.61 – $1,522.00
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $97.46 $97.46 – $1,522.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $97.46 $18.61 – $1,522.00
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $97.50 $23.68 – $292.50
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $97.50 $76.50 – $292.50
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $97.54 $19.04 – $1,522.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $97.54 $19.04 – $3,800.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $97.65 $6.80 – $788.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $97.65 $6.80 – $788.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $97.65 $15.30 – $788.00
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $97.80 $163.00 – $163.00
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $100.80 $16.71 – $235.45
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $101.20 $77.40 – $225.76
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $102.06 $108.26 – $316.88
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $102.60 $48.64 – $130.10
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $103.69 $19.04 – $1,522.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $103.69 $19.04 – $1,522.00
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $104.00 $81.94 – $292.50
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $104.19 $0.01 – $781.00
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $105.60 not published
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $106.26 $77.40 – $161.26
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $106.60 $88.05 – $89.81
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $106.70 $42.70 – $272.09
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $107.25 $76.50 – $292.50
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $107.25 $76.50 – $292.50
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $107.25 $76.50 – $292.50
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $107.25 $76.50 – $292.50
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $110.50 not published
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $110.88 $23.34 – $163.91
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $111.36 $26.78 – $244.02
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $115.40 $10.34 – $116.15
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $115.95 $7.03 – $227.00
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $115.95 $7.03 – $193.25
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $115.95 $7.03 – $185.00
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $115.95 $7.03 – $266.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $116.38 $16.93 – $160.80

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