ER Visit (level 5, high severity) cost at US hospitals

Emergency department visit, high severity, threat to life · CPT 99285

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ER Visit (level 5, high severity)

Level 5 is the highest of the five emergency department visit codes. It describes a presentation that posed an immediate and significant threat to life or to the function of an organ or limb. Most patients billed at this level are admitted to hospital rather than sent home.

$198.75

lowest cash price

$1,871.60

national median

$17,124.42

highest cash price

868

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $198.75–$17,124.42 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$198.75

Mercy Primary Care - Bernie — Bernie, MO

Most expensive published cash price

$17,124.42

AdventHealth Castle Rock — Castle Rock, CO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,141.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,641.52)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,740.06 $3,608.28 $5,494.32
Arizona 22 $945.77 $1,513.22 $4,772.55
Arkansas 11 $341.05 $3,584.29 $4,423.93
California 88 $490.00 $3,284.32 $14,478.20
Colorado 17 $1,796.26 $5,118.43 $17,124.42
Florida 78 $1,395.46 $3,851.88 $15,536.60
Georgia 25 $789.73 $3,661.21 $4,565.74
Hawaii 2 $2,895.00 $2,895.00 $7,713.28
Illinois 51 $899.40 $1,707.20 $10,081.05
Indiana 25 $1,239.88 $2,920.20 $3,211.00
Iowa 31 $744.60 $1,920.00 $10,139.20
Kansas 11 $640.80 $3,835.18 $11,955.75
Kentucky 22 $222.60 $2,641.52 $5,673.54
Louisiana 2 $536.38 $536.38 $536.38
Maine 7 $1,058.95 $1,391.50 $3,306.00
Maryland 2 $783.60 $783.60 $783.60
Michigan 27 $818.88 $2,314.00 $3,185.00
Minnesota 19 $913.25 $1,270.40 $2,052.80
Mississippi 11 $281.52 $515.78 $1,286.00
Missouri 21 $198.75 $2,408.84 $5,896.44
Montana 2 $1,182.40 $1,182.40 $1,407.20
Nebraska 12 $1,071.50 $1,384.32 $3,172.59
Nevada 4 $1,261.98 $1,397.42 $2,469.72
New Hampshire 1 $2,545.15 $2,545.15 $2,545.15
New Jersey 21 $660.09 $722.02 $1,102.33
New Mexico 2 $1,517.88 $1,517.88 $1,517.88
New York 23 $725.52 $725.52 $9,678.00
North Carolina 15 $1,682.03 $1,682.03 $3,262.00
North Dakota 4 $1,411.20 $1,411.20 $1,973.60
Ohio 56 $776.00 $2,220.40 $8,014.50
Oklahoma 18 $200.00 $2,402.54 $7,439.53
Oregon 13 $582.66 $3,111.00 $3,587.00
Pennsylvania 33 $501.00 $1,798.20 $3,631.80
South Carolina 11 $1,291.50 $1,952.00 $2,124.00
South Dakota 7 $1,428.00 $1,805.60 $2,037.60
Tennessee 30 $320.32 $456.15 $1,128.57
Texas 99 $697.50 $2,007.00 $8,209.23
Virginia 33 $447.58 $1,433.50 $4,865.07
Washington 32 $998.90 $2,339.40 $3,086.79
West Virginia 18 $491.50 $1,376.40 $4,303.50
Wisconsin 33 $920.00 $1,715.00 $3,001.09
Wyoming 4 $1,414.56 $3,272.86 $4,108.02

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $198.75 $124.92 – $265.00
Mercy Health Love County Rural Health Clinic MARIETTA, OK $200.00 $200.00 – $200.00
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital Martin, KY $222.60 $116.04 – $168.41
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $281.52 $524.27 – $1,529.11
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $299.69 $535.46 – $1,561.76
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $320.32 $514.80 – $1,029.60
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $331.76 $514.80 – $1,029.60
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $341.05 $51.00 – $1,129.90
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $343.20 $191.73 – $1,029.60
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $343.20 $514.80 – $1,029.60
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $355.68 $613.10 – $625.36
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $366.08 $514.80 – $1,029.60
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $366.50 $538.36 – $1,570.21
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $377.52 $514.80 – $1,029.60
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $377.52 $514.80 – $1,029.60
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $377.52 $514.80 – $1,029.60
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $377.52 $514.80 – $1,029.60
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $446.38 $254.93 – $1,108.38
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $447.58 $1,587.00 – $1,946.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $447.58 $1,241.62 – $1,834.00
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $447.58 $1,833.58 – $1,834.00
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $447.58 $1,587.00 – $1,587.00
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $456.15 $564.95 – $1,355.88
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $456.15 $540.71 – $1,178.75
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $456.15 $442.42 – $1,211.46
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $456.15 $540.31 – $1,177.88
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $456.15 $564.95 – $1,355.88
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $456.15 $540.31 – $1,296.74
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $456.15 $555.72 – $1,211.46
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $456.15 $581.05 – $1,266.69
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $456.15 $581.05 – $1,394.52
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $456.15 $581.05 – $1,266.69
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $456.15 $581.05 – $1,266.69
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $456.15 $540.31 – $1,177.88
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $460.32 $556.60 – $1,558.48
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $490.00 $155.03 – $1,723.39
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $491.50 not published
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $496.00 not published
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $501.00 $152.61 – $748.48
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $515.78 $536.51 – $547.24
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $536.38 $571.53 – $1,913.00
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $566.10 $536.51 – $547.24
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $582.66 $166.50 – $368.25
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $598.00 $538.96 – $1,571.98
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $611.50 not published
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $625.73 $108.08 – $306.69
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $630.00 $56.38 – $553.93
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $640.80 $16.71 – $1,493.85
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $660.09 $670.04 – $1,476.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $668.10 $108.08 – $311.32

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