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Emergency Department Visit, Level 2 (Straightforward)

Arkansas 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?

$50.12

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $60.26.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $40 to $1,445Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $33 to $69
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $55professional $50

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 29th of 51

$50.12

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.