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Emergency Department Visit, Level 2 (Straightforward)

Colorado 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?

$44.67

Typical physician fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $63.10.

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 $36 to $89Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $28 to $112
$50$100facility $55professional $45

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
$41.69
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 42nd of 51

$44.67

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.