Price Checker / CPT 99283
How much does ER visit — moderate (level 3) cost?
CPT 99283 · Based on 2026 Medicare rates and hospital-published pricing
The average hospital charge is roughly 6.8x the fair price. This is well above fair — push back or dispute it.
Fair price
$100–$210
What this should cost
With insurance
~$77,300
Typical out-of-pocket
Overcharged if over
$260
Push back above this
The average hospital charge of $1,086 is $926 over the fair price (about 6.8x the fair rate).
What hospitals charge for ER visit — moderate (level 3)
From hospital-published transparency (MRF) files. These are the hospitals in our database that list this procedure.
| Hospital | Gross Charge | Cash Rate | vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Valley Medical Center , CA | $2,081 | — | 142815% |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital GRUNDY CENTER, IA | $3,631 | — | 5127% |
| "Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center)" , IL | — | — | 3463% |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center CEDARTOWN, GA | $1,831 | $916 | 2536% |
| UM R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Baltimore, MD | $1,330 | — | 1814% |
| Granville Health System Oxford, NC | $1,326 | — | 1809% |
| Buchanan General Hospital GRUNDY, VA | $1,263 | $442 | 1718% |
| Yuma District Hospital & Clinics YUMA, CO | $981 | $736 | 1312% |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA | $1,075 | — | 1260% |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg, Inc. , KS | — | — | 1151% |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg COON RAPIDS, KS | — | — | 1151% |
| Molokai General Hospital KAUNAKAKAI, HI | $2,328 | — | 1099% |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $831 | $831 | 1096% |
| Putnam County Memorial Hospital UNIONVILLE, MO | $816 | $571 | 1074% |
| Arbuckle Memorial Hospital SULPHUR, OK | $800 | $640 | 1052% |
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About ER visit — moderate (level 3)
CPT code 99283 refers to er visit — moderate (level 3) (billing description: "Emergency dept visit low mdm"). Under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, it is reimbursed at $69 in a facility (hospital or surgery center) and $69 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
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- 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.