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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 October 2026.

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

$1,987

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,987 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $81.28 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $1,905 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$81.28$66.07 to $112
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$1,905$1,380 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,890Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $56 to $129
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $81

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
$1,230.27
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
3 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
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 4th of 50

$1,987

$81.28 physician + $1,905 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.