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Anesthesia Under Emergency Conditions

Maryland rates for HCPCS 99140

An extra amount added when anesthesia has to be given as an emergency — when delaying treatment would seriously threaten the patient's life or the survival of a body part. It reflects the added risk and work of proceeding without the usual preparation, and is billed in addition to the anesthesia for the operation itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anesthesia Under Emergency Conditions cost?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $174.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $245Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $30 to $288
$50$100$200$500facility $186professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Utah than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 9th of 51

$145

UT $182DE $30.20

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.