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
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $1,692.18 $351.09 – $351.09
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $1,697.79 $387.59 – $387.59
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $1,704.96 $298.43 – $649.53
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $1,706.25 $68.06 – $620.65
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $1,715.49 $87.00 – $2,160.90
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $1,737.06 not published
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $1,740.80 $98.75 – $496.21
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $1,740.80 $70.81 – $469.09
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $1,751.05 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,751.05 not published
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $1,753.38 $367.79 – $367.79
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $1,764.09 not published
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $1,772.00 $9.09 – $163.05
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL $1,781.15 $32.20 – $32.20
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $1,785.00 $44.30 – $1,219.53
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $1,797.56 $91.48 – $3,016.44
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $1,808.97 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $1,810.90 not published
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $1,815.57 $101.71 – $3,509.38
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $1,822.00 $9.09 – $1,219.53
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $1,823.85 not published
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $1,837.49 $283.71 – $788.71
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $1,859.65 $68.06 – $567.92
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $1,883.70 not published
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $1,885.58 $258.44 – $749.48
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $1,885.58 $258.44 – $749.48
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $1,885.58 $256.70 – $436.39
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $1,890.00 not published
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $1,906.01 $285.06 – $575.20
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $1,908.05 $285.06 – $632.84
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $1,908.05 $285.06 – $632.84
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $1,908.05 not published
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $1,908.05 $285.06 – $632.84
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $1,908.05 $285.06 – $661.09
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $1,925.25 $367.87 – $375.37
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $1,971.94 $63.97 – $3,599.26
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $2,008.80 not published
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $2,100.00 not published
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $2,100.00 not published
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $2,137.61 $50.59 – $356.49
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $2,173.80 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $2,173.80 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $2,173.80 not published
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE, TX $2,181.39 $50.33 – $128.40
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX $2,235.82 $51.36 – $356.49
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $2,340.00 $311.26 – $344.02
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $2,421.00 $311.26 – $409.55
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $2,448.05 $44.30 – $1,603.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $2,599.00 $311.26 – $1,762.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $2,613.00 $9.09 – $1,782.00

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