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Emergency Department Visit, Level 2 (Straightforward)

Missouri 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?

$48.98

Typical physician fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $66.07.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $32 to $91Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $28 to $87
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $54professional $49

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
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$48.98

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.