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Emergency Department Visit, Level 2 (Straightforward)

Tennessee 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?

$58.88

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $251.

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 $263 · 10th to 90th $263 to $263Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $32 to $339
$10$20$50$100$200facility $263professional $59

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
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 9th of 51

$58.88

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.