ER Visit (level 3) cost at US hospitals

Emergency department visit, moderate severity · CPT 99283

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ER Visit (level 3)

This is the middle of the five emergency department visit levels and the one billed most often. It covers a problem of moderate complexity — typically some testing, a working diagnosis, and a decision that the patient could go home. The level reflects the judgment involved, not the time spent.

$81.00

lowest cash price

$812.18

national median

$6,999.68

highest cash price

874

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $81.00–$6,999.68 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$6,999.68

CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER — Kailua, HI

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($558.05) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,130.50)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $724.50 $1,386.06 $1,737.06
Arizona 22 $386.96 $692.32 $1,214.96
Arkansas 11 $157.89 $1,004.25 $1,557.00
California 90 $217.00 $1,207.96 $6,228.00
Colorado 17 $551.91 $1,158.82 $4,036.25
Florida 78 $1,008.80 $1,504.84 $6,239.00
Georgia 25 $450.22 $1,455.46 $2,100.00
Hawaii 2 $1,387.50 $1,387.50 $6,999.68
Illinois 51 $387.50 $650.00 $1,890.00
Indiana 25 $462.12 $1,047.00 $1,620.39
Iowa 31 $360.00 $651.00 $2,613.00
Kansas 11 $242.00 $1,885.58 $3,612.06
Kentucky 23 $277.06 $590.87 $1,620.39
Louisiana 2 $238.16 $238.16 $238.16
Maine 7 $472.40 $596.35 $926.75
Maryland 2 $293.40 $293.40 $293.40
Michigan 27 $375.36 $1,014.00 $1,316.00
Minnesota 19 $331.63 $569.60 $888.00
Mississippi 11 $146.88 $215.20 $450.80
Missouri 21 $81.00 $958.65 $2,730.20
Montana 2 $513.60 $513.60 $580.80
Nebraska 12 $471.50 $637.50 $894.62
Nevada 4 $555.35 $614.95 $774.78
New Hampshire 1 $789.95 $789.95 $789.95
New Jersey 21 $302.61 $397.94 $640.96
New Mexico 2 $656.04 $656.04 $656.04
New York 23 $327.66 $327.66 $2,599.00
North Carolina 15 $438.00 $1,519.05 $1,519.05
North Dakota 4 $565.60 $565.60 $824.00
Ohio 56 $362.25 $850.50 $2,008.80
Oklahoma 18 $81.00 $761.15 $1,859.65
Oregon 13 $235.98 $1,206.75 $1,632.00
Pennsylvania 33 $205.20 $880.20 $1,740.80
South Carolina 11 $630.00 $755.50 $961.20
South Dakota 7 $684.80 $808.00 $864.80
Tennessee 30 $201.02 $225.00 $735.00
Texas 108 $306.90 $827.97 $2,819.46
Virginia 33 $201.02 $491.00 $2,173.80
Washington 32 $308.70 $702.00 $1,180.80
West Virginia 18 $207.00 $479.00 $814.50
Wisconsin 33 $329.34 $839.52 $1,304.15
Wyoming 4 $716.10 $814.19 $918.48

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $958.65 $273.42 – $328.10
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $959.40 $66.72 – $1,754.21
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $961.20 not published
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $962.15 $30.82 – $2,749.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $962.15 $30.82 – $2,749.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $962.15 $30.82 – $2,749.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $962.15 $30.82 – $2,749.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $962.15 $30.82 – $2,749.00
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $972.90 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $972.92 $39.71 – $156.00
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $977.60 $69.07 – $363.50
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $978.00 $268.21 – $724.18
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $978.00 $274.22 – $740.40
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $978.00 $268.21 – $741.62
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $978.00 $274.22 – $740.40
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $978.00 $274.22 – $740.40
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $978.00 $266.29 – $685.55
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $978.00 $264.53 – $741.62
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $987.92 $256.13 – $256.13
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $991.57 $59.54 – $661.90
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $995.00 $66.85 – $967.38
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $995.25 $276.65 – $691.61
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $1,004.25 $66.61 – $661.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $1,006.17 $201.23 – $2,805.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $1,006.17 $260.51 – $2,410.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $1,006.17 $184.46 – $2,805.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $1,006.17 $318.62 – $2,805.00
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $1,006.20 $64.34 – $517.29
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $1,008.80 $279.94 – $1,552.00
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $1,010.24 $63.97 – $2,129.54
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $1,014.00 $274.94 – $412.41
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $1,014.00 $272.00 – $523.19
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $1,014.60 not published
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $1,015.00 $252.82 – $562.75
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $1,018.05 $109.78 – $561.84
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $1,018.50 not published
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $1,020.12 $63.97 – $2,609.00
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $1,031.06 $66.04 – $418.34
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $1,034.56 $114.58 – $593.01
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $1,034.56 $114.58 – $593.01
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $1,034.56 $165.41 – $737.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $1,034.56 $165.41 – $737.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,037.85 $74.97 – $328.10
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $1,041.30 $53.90 – $661.90
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $1,047.00 $10.08 – $102.81
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $1,047.00 $10.08 – $102.81
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $1,047.00 $11.03 – $102.81
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $1,047.00 $11.03 – $102.81
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $1,047.00 $11.03 – $102.81
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $1,052.81 $65.24 – $661.90

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