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Emergency Department Visit, Level 2 (Straightforward)

North Dakota 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?

$81.28

Typical physician fee. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $115.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $36 to $89Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $35 to $437
$50$100$200$500facility $50professional $81

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
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$81.28

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.