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
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $1,252.00 not published
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $1,252.29 $125.71 – $2,562.78
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $1,252.29 $125.71 – $2,562.78
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $1,255.00 $643.63 – $3,426.00
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $1,257.00 not published
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $1,257.60 not published
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $1,259.28 $408.06 – $918.14
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $1,259.28 $407.45 – $916.76
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $1,259.28 $405.30 – $911.93
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,265.00 $643.63 – $3,426.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $1,265.00 $643.63 – $3,426.00
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $1,269.45 $217.62 – $1,813.50
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $1,273.68 $339.65 – $3,894.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $1,273.68 $318.42 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $1,273.68 $339.65 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $1,273.68 $233.51 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $1,273.68 $398.20 – $1,592.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $1,273.68 $318.42 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $1,273.68 $360.88 – $6,299.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $1,273.68 $233.51 – $3,894.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $1,273.68 $360.88 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $1,273.68 $254.74 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $1,273.68 $233.51 – $3,894.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $1,273.68 $272.57 – $3,780.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $1,273.68 $169.82 – $3,780.00
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $1,277.15 $512.63 – $1,710.00
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $1,277.65 $417.94 – $501.52
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $1,277.65 $417.94 – $501.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $1,277.65 not published
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $1,277.65 $417.94 – $501.52
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $1,277.65 $417.94 – $501.52
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $1,277.65 $417.94 – $501.52
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $1,286.40 $221.18 – $1,655.20
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $1,288.80 $550.96 – $1,449.90
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $1,291.00 $419.16 – $1,133.61
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $1,291.00 $409.98 – $1,106.95
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $1,291.00 $419.16 – $1,131.74
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $1,291.00 $419.16 – $1,131.74
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $1,291.00 $419.16 – $1,131.74
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $1,291.00 $409.52 – $1,047.91
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $1,291.00 $406.81 – $1,133.61
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $1,292.80 $391.23 – $1,454.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $1,292.80 $391.23 – $1,454.40
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $1,298.88 $447.15 – $1,804.00
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $1,304.40 $20.44 – $174.23
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $1,304.40 $19.14 – $174.23
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $1,310.03 $92.10 – $348.88
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $1,310.40 $112.41 – $639.45
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $1,313.00 $114.23 – $2,681.46
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $1,315.30 $536.67 – $992.84

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