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
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $240.90 $10.86 – $32.10
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $241.33 $218.50 – $576.75
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $242.22 $55.47 – $432.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $244.00 $73.84 – $274.50
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $244.00 $90.36 – $92.17
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $245.00 $84.93 – $127.40
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $245.00 $84.02 – $200.99
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $245.00 $108.45 – $200.64
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $245.00 $108.45 – $200.64
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $245.40 $52.65 – $84.28
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $245.40 $25.92 – $137.68
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $245.40 $27.54 – $50.37
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $245.40 $36.00 – $97.28
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $245.53 $19.59 – $571.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $245.60 $92.45 – $276.30
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $245.60 $92.45 – $276.30
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $246.24 $342.00 – $342.00
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $246.54 $19.33 – $832.00
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $247.00 $21.00 – $502.14
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $247.00 $21.00 – $140.86
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $248.40 $21.40 – $500.00
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $249.00 $11.12 – $108.65
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $249.70 $63.70 – $84.94
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $250.06 $96.23 – $1,387.00
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $251.20 $107.39 – $282.60
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $251.40 $3.65 – $33.30
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $251.40 $3.45 – $33.30
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $251.40 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $251.40 not published
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $252.00 $87.01 – $245.03
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $252.00 $78.43 – $104.10
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $252.00 $81.51 – $89.66
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $252.35 $30.82 – $1,240.20
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $252.35 $30.82 – $1,240.20
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $252.35 $30.82 – $1,240.20
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $252.35 $30.82 – $1,240.20
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $252.35 $30.82 – $1,240.20
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $252.60 $51.60 – $58.62
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $252.60 $51.60 – $90.67
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $252.85 $10.57 – $541.88
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $252.96 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $253.50 $5.86 – $636.00
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $254.58 $42.98 – $98.94
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $254.70 $218.50 – $576.75
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $254.80 $10.79 – $191.72
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $255.26 not published
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $256.00 $65.44 – $288.00
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $256.50 $79.78 – $143.60
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $257.95 $81.91 – $81.91
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $258.38 $297.60 – $785.50

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