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
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $1,782.00 $568.47 – $2,876.97
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $1,796.26 $598.42 – $4,750.00
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $1,797.95 $18.37 – $539.26
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $1,798.20 $152.61 – $642.97
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $1,805.60 $771.89 – $2,031.30
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $1,809.85 $765.95 – $1,417.01
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $1,809.85 $765.95 – $1,417.01
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $1,815.30 $172.42 – $353.81
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $1,820.00 $926.71 – $4,020.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $1,820.00 $926.71 – $4,020.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $1,820.02 $281.26 – $1,313.05
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $1,820.02 $281.26 – $1,313.05
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $1,820.02 $462.81 – $2,106.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $1,820.02 $462.81 – $2,106.00
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $1,823.20 $173.10 – $2,051.10
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $1,823.50 $765.95 – $1,417.01
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $1,828.80 $65.00 – $645.31
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $1,828.80 $152.61 – $937.10
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $1,828.80 $152.61 – $942.18
UPMC Memorial York, PA $1,828.80 $141.99 – $940.64
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $1,828.80 $152.61 – $584.52
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $1,828.80 $65.00 – $2,590.80
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $1,828.96 $193.69 – $1,197.93
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $1,834.80 not published
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $1,837.55 $596.49 – $715.79
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $1,837.55 $596.49 – $715.79
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $1,837.55 not published
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $1,837.55 $596.49 – $715.79
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $1,837.55 $596.49 – $715.79
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $1,837.55 $596.49 – $715.79
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $1,844.80 $241.25 – $1,059.85
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $1,859.20 not published
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $1,865.05 $407.34 – $1,416.20
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $1,871.60 $710.46 – $1,999.11
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $1,874.88 $638.18 – $2,604.00
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $1,877.40 $765.95 – $1,417.01
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $1,878.00 $638.18 – $1,187.02
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $1,886.78 $138.93 – $526.26
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $1,892.80 $173.17 – $2,620.80
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $1,892.80 $621.90 – $2,620.80
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $1,892.80 $509.60 – $2,620.80
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $1,892.80 $506.69 – $2,620.80
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $1,892.80 $486.30 – $2,620.80
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $1,892.80 $167.89 – $2,620.80
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $1,892.80 $503.78 – $2,620.80
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $1,892.80 $497.95 – $2,620.80
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $1,895.20 $698.86 – $2,132.10
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $1,898.00 not published
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $1,898.00 not published
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $1,898.00 not published

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