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
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $274.20 $39.46 – $272.94
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $277.06 $158.24 – $687.96
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $277.80 $147.02 – $147.02
Morgan County ARH Hospital Liberty, KY $277.80 $240.00 – $240.00
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $280.20 $97.75 – $160.09
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $288.00 $189.80 – $189.80
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $292.80 $240.00 – $254.30
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $292.80 $174.31 – $174.31
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $293.40 $326.00 – $326.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $302.61 $115.35 – $1,789.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $302.61 $115.35 – $1,522.00
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $304.80 $97.75 – $1,193.65
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $304.80 $225.02 – $225.02
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $306.48 $306.48 – $1,787.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $306.48 $115.35 – $1,897.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $306.48 $115.35 – $1,836.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $306.74 $118.01 – $1,699.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $306.74 $118.01 – $3,800.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $306.90 $21.84 – $1,638.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $306.90 $21.84 – $1,638.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $306.90 $49.14 – $1,638.00
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $307.72 $350.48 – $5,094.70
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $308.52 $176.58 – $582.40
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $308.70 not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $313.21 $302.61 – $984.00
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $314.00 $102.64 – $459.76
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $326.08 $118.01 – $1,944.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $326.08 $118.01 – $1,522.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $327.66 $46.39 – $781.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $327.66 $46.39 – $781.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $327.66 $78.59 – $781.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $327.66 $78.59 – $781.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $327.66 $76.89 – $781.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $327.66 $46.39 – $781.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $327.66 $46.39 – $781.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $327.66 $76.21 – $781.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $327.66 $78.59 – $781.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $327.66 $78.59 – $781.00
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $327.66 $78.59 – $781.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $329.25 $35.12 – $603.88
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $329.34 $278.89 – $278.89
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $331.63 $252.14 – $693.18
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $331.63 $252.14 – $325.10
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $331.63 $252.14 – $685.95
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $336.60 $62.31 – $285.07
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $342.00 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $345.80 not published
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $354.24 $67.45 – $604.43
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $356.37 $251.37 – $703.84
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $360.00 $50.50 – $197.96

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