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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

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

$1,354

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,354 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $66.07 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $1,288 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe emergency physician who treats you$66.07$56.23 to $81.28
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$1,288$1,202 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,169Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $49 to $178
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,288professional $66

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
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 44.5 times more in Vermont than in New Hampshire. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeConnecticut $1,354 · 4th of 44
VT $5,446NH $122

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.