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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Georgia 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?

$809

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $809 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $67.61 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $741 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$67.61$58.88 to $91.20
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$741$741 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,288Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $54 to $331
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $741professional $68

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
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36

Where Georgia 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 feeGeorgia $809 · 6th 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.