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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Hawaii 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?

$95.50

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $120.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $62 to $123
$50$100$200professional $95

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$120.23
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
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.76

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Minnesota than in Alabama. 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.

Hawaii· 13th of 51

$95.50

MN $245AL $57.54

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.