ER Visit (level 4) cost at US hospitals

Emergency department visit, high severity · CPT 99284

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ER Visit (level 4)

Level 4 is the second-highest of the five emergency department visit codes. It describes a problem serious enough that something dangerous had to be actively ruled out, usually with imaging or repeated testing, even though the patient was not unstable. It is the level at which emergency bills start to get large.

$136.50

lowest cash price

$1,291.00

national median

$12,811.59

highest cash price

869

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $136.50–$12,811.59 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$136.50

Mercy Primary Care - Bernie — Bernie, MO

Most expensive published cash price

$12,811.59

HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL — NORTH, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($917.80) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,160.95)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $997.92 $2,324.40 $3,245.58
Arizona 22 $738.99 $1,286.40 $2,573.71
Arkansas 11 $208.62 $1,515.15 $2,337.40
California 89 $337.00 $1,953.12 $11,340.58
Colorado 17 $1,435.49 $7,833.18 $8,147.60
Florida 80 $1,327.56 $2,387.45 $12,811.59
Georgia 25 $529.25 $2,018.00 $2,401.00
Hawaii 2 $2,025.00 $2,025.00 $7,305.60
Illinois 51 $695.00 $1,129.80 $4,782.60
Indiana 25 $853.50 $2,072.50 $2,568.00
Iowa 31 $564.48 $1,318.40 $6,038.00
Kansas 11 $412.80 $3,096.96 $4,714.58
Kentucky 21 $352.93 $1,761.60 $2,160.95
Louisiana 2 $381.94 $381.94 $381.94
Maine 7 $770.70 $920.70 $1,754.55
Maryland 2 $489.60 $489.60 $489.60
Michigan 27 $573.75 $1,626.00 $2,338.00
Minnesota 19 $616.70 $880.00 $1,411.20
Mississippi 11 $211.20 $291.20 $998.40
Missouri 21 $136.50 $1,313.00 $4,370.12
Montana 2 $787.20 $787.20 $1,062.40
Nebraska 12 $632.00 $1,009.55 $2,004.83
Nevada 4 $858.13 $950.23 $2,097.47
New Hampshire 1 $1,360.50 $1,360.50 $1,360.50
New Jersey 21 $405.70 $515.46 $736.63
New Mexico 2 $1,030.26 $1,030.26 $1,030.26
New York 23 $415.20 $503.90 $9,394.00
North Carolina 15 $809.50 $1,590.63 $2,017.00
North Dakota 4 $957.60 $957.60 $1,360.00
Ohio 56 $567.00 $1,334.25 $2,216.40
Oklahoma 18 $140.00 $1,111.50 $3,917.77
Oregon 13 $402.30 $1,956.75 $2,499.00
Pennsylvania 33 $312.60 $1,248.60 $2,678.40
South Carolina 11 $975.50 $1,385.50 $1,511.50
South Dakota 7 $984.80 $1,204.00 $1,384.00
Tennessee 30 $280.00 $320.00 $945.00
Texas 99 $481.35 $1,273.68 $4,451.42
Virginia 32 $294.63 $909.50 $2,848.20
Washington 32 $554.40 $1,329.12 $1,888.80
West Virginia 18 $331.00 $787.00 $1,917.00
Wisconsin 33 $538.56 $1,012.90 $2,075.99
Wyoming 4 $1,029.00 $2,142.59 $2,393.16

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $136.50 $86.20 – $182.00
Mercy Health Love County Rural Health Clinic MARIETTA, OK $140.00 $139.40 – $140.00
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $208.62 $51.00 – $784.76
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $211.20 $364.12 – $1,062.01
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $224.02 $371.89 – $1,084.69
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $269.78 $372.63 – $380.08
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $274.50 $373.91 – $1,090.57
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $280.00 $405.45 – $900.00
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $284.44 $425.82 – $434.34
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $290.00 $405.45 – $900.00
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $291.20 $374.32 – $1,091.78
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $294.63 $1,281.00 – $1,281.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $294.63 $869.96 – $1,281.00
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $294.63 $1,281.00 – $1,281.00
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $294.63 $1,281.00 – $1,281.00
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $296.10 $372.63 – $380.08
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $300.00 $131.78 – $900.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $300.00 $378.57 – $900.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $300.30 $302.00 – $848.82
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $300.30 $407.12 – $887.51
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $300.30 $378.85 – $825.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $300.30 $389.37 – $848.82
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $300.30 $395.84 – $950.01
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $300.30 $378.57 – $908.57
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $300.30 $395.84 – $950.01
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $300.30 $378.57 – $825.29
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $300.30 $378.57 – $825.29
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $300.30 $407.12 – $887.51
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $300.30 $407.12 – $977.08
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $300.30 $407.12 – $887.51
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $312.60 $104.86 – $514.29
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $320.00 $405.45 – $900.00
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $330.00 $378.57 – $900.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $330.00 $378.57 – $900.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $330.00 $378.57 – $900.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $330.00 $378.57 – $900.00
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $331.00 not published
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $337.00 $98.04 – $1,207.51
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $352.93 $201.56 – $876.33
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $357.00 $56.38 – $432.27
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $381.94 $396.95 – $1,913.00
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $402.30 $114.71 – $253.50
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $405.70 $465.37 – $1,476.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $406.30 $53.83 – $208.19
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $406.50 not published
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $412.80 $16.71 – $961.17
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $415.20 $119.16 – $830.00
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $427.50 not published
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $439.95 $68.35 – $304.00
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $444.15 $386.58 – $1,082.42

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