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
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $144.00 $51.26 – $157.53
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $144.20 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $144.40 $94.85 – $441.05
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $144.40 $92.09 – $441.05
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $144.50 $10.72 – $186.71
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $145.32 $80.34 – $336.48
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $145.32 $80.34 – $336.48
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $145.32 $80.34 – $336.48
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $145.32 $80.34 – $562.98
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $145.32 $80.34 – $336.48
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $145.93 $10.30 – $48.79
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $146.56 $74.98 – $824.40
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $149.00 $21.00 – $152.13
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $149.00 not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $149.96 $96.23 – $345.00
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $150.78 $82.17 – $131.14
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $151.42 $9.85 – $500.83
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $152.35 $21.77 – $556.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $152.35 $11.15 – $461.48
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $152.40 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $152.40 not published
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $152.46 $11.72 – $308.55
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $152.46 $11.72 – $308.55
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $152.46 $11.72 – $308.55
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $152.46 $11.72 – $308.55
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $152.46 $11.72 – $308.55
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $152.46 $11.72 – $308.55
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $152.82 $10.34 – $523.31
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $153.00 $21.77 – $701.25
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $153.60 $16.71 – $228.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $154.55 $17.64 – $158.14
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $154.63 $6.03 – $345.00
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $154.88 $89.22 – $178.43
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $155.40 $3.45 – $33.30
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $155.40 $3.65 – $33.30
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $156.00 not published
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $156.00 not published
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $156.09 $44.55 – $148.70
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $156.92 $10.30 – $35.89
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $156.92 $10.30 – $26.40
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $156.95 $8.54 – $61.00
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $158.34 $82.17 – $131.14
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $160.13 $11.15 – $461.48
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $160.80 $245.03 – $245.03
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $161.50 $83.89 – $251.67
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $161.50 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $164.00 $21.00 – $142.01
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $164.16 $10.83 – $616.00
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $164.70 $14.47 – $756.00
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $165.60 $90.36 – $230.00

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