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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Arizona rates for HCPCS 99283

An emergency department visit involving a patient history and physical examination, with low-complexity medical decision-making. This is the third of the five visit levels, above the straightforward level and below the moderate-complexity level. The extent of the history and examination is whatever is medically appropriate.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity) cost?

$1,839

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,839 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $60.26 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $1,778 to the hospital for the emergency department itself. Tests, imaging and treatments during the visit are billed separately.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe emergency physician who treats you$60.26$53.70 to $85.11
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$1,778$1,202 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $832 to $3,162Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $46 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,778professional $60

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,398.83
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FS · Shared visit
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in California than in Idaho. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arizona· 7th of 50

$1,839

$60.26 physician + $1,778 facility

CA $2,527ID $226

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.