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 Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $360.60 $70.81 – $601.00
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $361.13 $144.32 – $144.32
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $362.25 $264.73 – $476.52
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $367.50 $50.50 – $197.96
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $368.73 $350.48 – $5,326.10
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $369.10 $144.32 – $144.32
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $370.80 $239.20 – $265.04
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $373.12 $78.69 – $789.96
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $373.76 $92.50 – $561.74
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $374.50 not published
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $375.36 $44.30 – $852.99
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $375.36 $44.30 – $715.56
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $375.36 $44.30 – $715.56
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $375.36 $44.30 – $755.08
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $375.76 $69.18 – $515.45
Summers County ARH Hospital Hinton, WV $378.00 $97.75 – $97.75
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hayden, KY $378.00 $240.00 – $240.00
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $384.00 $62.32 – $549.55
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $385.80 $62.31 – $347.45
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $385.80 $62.31 – $329.98
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $386.96 $28.98 – $207.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $387.50 $292.53 – $473.89
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $387.50 $286.38 – $473.89
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $387.50 $286.38 – $473.89
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $387.50 $292.53 – $473.89
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $392.50 $309.29 – $1,948.00
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $396.00 $21.40 – $1,000.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $397.94 $302.61 – $1,538.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $410.33 $38.87 – $1,548.00
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $411.54 $73.88 – $837.38
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $415.00 not published
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $415.94 $73.69 – $139.35
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $416.72 $20.24 – $243.45
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $416.72 $19.97 – $48.79
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $416.72 $14.30 – $245.22
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $416.72 $25.47 – $236.00
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $417.31 $267.26 – $1,110.17
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $421.00 $273.82 – $281.87
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $421.57 $28.98 – $173.88
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $423.60 $307.05 – $1,244.33
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $423.60 $298.11 – $1,244.33
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $424.38 $36.71 – $1,330.00
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $425.95 $60.32 – $70.37
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $429.60 $59.48 – $644.40
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $433.86 $78.16 – $589.15
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $435.00 not published
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $438.00 $260.92 – $266.14
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $440.00 $271.67 – $279.66
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $440.00 $271.67 – $279.66
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $448.20 $265.04 – $289.25

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