Price Checker / CPT 99282
How much does ER visit — low severity (level 2) cost?
CPT 99282 · Based on 2026 Medicare rates and hospital-published pricing
The average hospital charge is roughly 9.3x the fair price. This is well above fair — push back or dispute it.
Fair price
$60–$120
What this should cost
With insurance
~$77,800
Typical out-of-pocket
Overcharged if over
$150
Push back above this
The average hospital charge of $836 is $746 over the fair price (about 9.3x the fair rate).
What hospitals charge for ER visit — low severity (level 2)
From hospital-published transparency (MRF) files. These are the hospitals in our database that list this procedure.
| Hospital | Gross Charge | Cash Rate | vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital GRUNDY CENTER, IA | $3,627 | — | 8873% |
| Wyoming County Community Health System Warsaw, NY | $312 | — | 6084% |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital TELL CITY, IN | $2,292 | $1,604 | 5570% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | $2,151 | — | 5222% |
| Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY | $2,123 | $1,380 | 5152% |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center CEDARTOWN, GA | $1,001 | $501 | 2376% |
| Granville Health System Oxford, NC | $900 | — | 2127% |
| Buchanan General Hospital GRUNDY, VA | $850 | $298 | 2003% |
| Molokai General Hospital KAUNAKAKAI, HI | $1,157 | — | 1961% |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) , FL | — | — | 1711% |
| Studer Family Children's Hospital Ascension Sacred Heart (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) , FL | — | — | 1711% |
| UM R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Baltimore, MD | $665 | — | 1545% |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg, Inc. , KS | — | — | 1419% |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg COON RAPIDS, KS | — | — | 1419% |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA | $627 | — | 1343% |
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About ER visit — low severity (level 2)
CPT code 99282 refers to er visit — low severity (level 2) (billing description: "Emergency dept visit sf mdm"). Under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, it is reimbursed at $40 in a facility (hospital or surgery center) and $40 in a doctor's office.
The Medicare rate is the closest thing to an objective "what this work is actually worth." A fair cash price for the uninsured is generally 1.5–3x that rate. Hospital sticker (gross) charges are often far higher — but almost nobody actually pays them.
What to do if you were overcharged
- 1Send us your bill — we'll identify this code and compare it against the rates shown above.
- 2Get a dispute letter — citing the Medicare rate and your hospital's own published pricing data.
- 3We negotiate for you — 25% of savings, no savings = no fee.