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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Florida 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?

$1,877

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,877 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $57.54 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $1,820 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe emergency physician who treats you$57.54$52.48 to $74.13
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$1,820$977 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,129Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $49 to $112
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $58

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
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$281.84
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$169.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
5 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
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
57 · Decision for surgery
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where Florida 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

Florida· 6th of 50

$1,877

$57.54 physician + $1,820 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.