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Emergency Department Visit, Level 2 (Straightforward)

Rhode Island 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?

$53.70

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $79.43.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $933 to $933Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $40 to $132
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $933professional $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. 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
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$131.83

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$53.70

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.