▸ Procedure · emergency · CPT 99281

ED visit level 1

What US hospitals charge for ed visit level 1 — negotiated rates by payer + state-by-state pricing.

Hospitals
1,305
Rate rows
58,181
Neg. median
$140
Neg. min
$1
Neg. max
$43,770
Cash median
$178.33

Across 1,305 US hospitals publishing MRFs, the negotiated rate for ED visit level 1 ranges from $1 to $43,770, with a median of $140. Half of all rates fall between $67.31 and $305.03. Cash-pay patients typically pay $178.33; hospital list (gross) prices median $350.

By payer

Top 30 payers by hospital coverage for this code.

PayerHospitalsRatesMedian rate
UnitedHealthcare8094152$111.17
Aetna7203603$150.6
Blue Cross Blue Shield6614648$110.4
Cigna6192382$201.51
Humana6001343$85.42
Multiplan3871114$328.25
First Health329804$332
WellCare278473$65.72
Medicare2561107$77.78
Molina248561$83.82
Medicaid1981276$16.72
Ambetter198320$138.19
Anthem BCBS1881100$192.3
TRICARE92323$89.32
amerihealth caritas85130$43.76
amerihealth76114$209.74
medcost71253$210.42
private health care systems65130$320.99
Medicare Advantage65246$82
medica63789$129.07
Oscar Health6275$137.68
Health Net60217$261.47
upmc health plan59180$108.24
CareSource5869$137.2
private healthcare systems53350$431.66
Kaiser Permanente52112$110.3
alliance51111$44.19
healthsmart51130$260
wellpoint5187$98.79
geisinger5087$255.94

By state

States with ≥2 reporting hospitals.

StateHospitalsMedian rate
AK3$703.25
AL29$125
AR4$36.52
AZ10$93.85
CA40$151.09
CO6$51.36
DE2$255.57
FL2$137.63
GA9$93.85
HI10$176.76
IA27$65.64
IL49$137.68
IN19$33.3
KS16$114
KY15$66.51
LA6$137.28
MA11$251.77
MD24$16.43
ME5$83.2
MI28$88.38
MN32$297.42
MO16$321.63
MS11$90.36
NC27$165.84
ND8$109.5
NE4$131.34
NJ13$400
NM6$110.29
NV7$210.54
NY10$43.35
OH29$190.82
OK12$411.97
PA54$168.15
PR5$182
SC16$18.09
SD5$299.86
TN15$87.27
TX61$158
VA9$275.62
VT6$84.46
WA4$156.67
WI35$289.1
WV20$109.47

Top 20 by lowest negotiated rate

Lowest median negotiated rate among hospitals publishing for this code.