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Emergency Department Visit, Level 2 (Straightforward)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 99282

An emergency department visit involving a patient history and physical examination, with straightforward medical decision-making. This is the second of the five visit levels and the lowest that involves the clinician's own decision-making, one step below the low-complexity level. The extent of the history and examination is whatever is medically appropriate.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Emergency Department Visit, Level 2 (Straightforward) cost?

$54.95

Typical physician fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 to $75.86.

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 $59 · 10th to 90th $35 to $107Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $28 to $123
$50$100$200facility $59professional $54

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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.

Alaska· 15th of 51

$54.95

WV $89.13WY $37.15

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.