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
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $923.05 $561.64 – $2,091.18
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $925.60 not published
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $930.00 not published
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $938.00 $132.58 – $1,206.00
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $945.00 $107.34 – $3,788.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $945.00 $107.34 – $3,788.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $945.00 $107.34 – $3,788.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $945.00 $107.34 – $3,788.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $945.00 $107.34 – $3,788.00
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $948.50 $95.33 – $2,027.11
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $950.23 $108.14 – $5,971.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $950.40 $469.34 – $1,698.16
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $950.40 $455.67 – $1,701.98
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $957.60 $289.79 – $1,077.30
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $957.60 $289.79 – $1,077.30
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $957.60 $289.79 – $1,077.30
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $960.50 $201.39 – $2,015.76
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $966.68 $25.91 – $352.95
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $966.68 $19.25 – $414.36
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $969.66 $68.35 – $805.00
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $971.60 $447.15 – $447.15
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $975.50 $388.09 – $430.77
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $975.50 $355.33 – $443.66
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $980.46 $785.50 – $1,449.91
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $981.60 $497.79 – $1,378.50
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $984.80 $404.53 – $1,107.90
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $985.20 not published
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $987.84 $85.50 – $335.16
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $990.61 $229.78 – $1,578.26
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $992.55 $98.04 – $2,299.08
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $997.92 $406.59 – $534.08
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $997.92 $132.58 – $1,166.40
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $998.40 $383.08 – $853.40
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $999.60 $73.26 – $335.16
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $1,002.00 not published
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $1,004.41 $98.04 – $2,464.80
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $1,009.55 $229.78 – $1,539.15
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $1,012.20 $123.00 – $1,349.60
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $1,012.90 not published
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $1,012.90 not published
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $1,012.90 $309.54 – $796.55
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $1,020.00 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $1,020.00 $643.63 – $3,263.00
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $1,023.00 not published
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $1,026.40 not published
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $1,026.40 not published
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $1,026.40 not published
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $1,026.60 $447.15 – $456.09
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $1,026.60 $447.15 – $456.09
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $1,026.60 $336.40 – $456.09

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