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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Idaho 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?

$169

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $169 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $75.86 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $93.33 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$75.86$67.61 to $141
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$93.33$77.62 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $66 to $166Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $59 to $240
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $93professional $76

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$112.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13

Where Idaho 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 feeIdaho $169 · 24th 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.