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
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $448.20 $142.40 – $362.68
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $448.20 $143.81 – $151.30
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $448.20 $134.00 – $312.63
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $448.82 $67.05 – $1,754.21
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $449.01 $260.08 – $942.13
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $449.01 $260.08 – $942.13
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $449.01 $260.08 – $942.13
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $449.01 $260.08 – $1,576.33
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $449.01 $260.08 – $942.13
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $450.22 $228.15 – $1,232.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $450.22 $110.76 – $1,222.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $450.80 $249.11 – $554.94
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $451.46 $115.77 – $962.66
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $451.84 $242.74 – $2,541.60
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $452.35 $64.40 – $745.00
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $455.65 $260.65 – $271.08
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $455.73 $136.95 – $467.60
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $457.60 $16.71 – $1,029.60
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $462.12 $288.81 – $577.63
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $463.80 not published
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $465.00 $366.42 – $2,071.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $465.56 $62.07 – $1,660.97
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $467.35 $258.26 – $268.59
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $468.93 $302.61 – $1,600.00
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $469.83 $47.51 – $1,387.00
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $471.50 $135.01 – $754.40
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $472.40 $70.30 – $143.01
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $479.00 $102.64 – $492.45
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $480.90 $265.99 – $430.12
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $482.92 $310.65 – $1,387.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $483.46 $37.79 – $1,387.00
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $486.60 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $487.20 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $487.20 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $491.00 $271.67 – $279.66
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $491.00 $271.67 – $279.66
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $491.00 $271.67 – $279.66
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $491.00 $271.67 – $279.66
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $491.00 $271.67 – $279.66
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $491.00 $271.67 – $279.66
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $491.00 $271.67 – $279.66
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $491.81 $310.65 – $1,446.00
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $494.00 $260.65 – $271.08
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $494.00 not published
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $494.70 $306.48 – $1,387.00
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $496.79 $182.45 – $400.50
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $498.85 $198.86 – $265.15
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $500.49 $14.47 – $1,301.00
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $502.16 $62.07 – $1,660.97
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $508.00 $271.58 – $814.73

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