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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Michigan 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?

$145

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $69.18 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $75.86 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$69.18$58.88 to $97.72
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$75.86$64.57 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $58 to $107Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $52 to $178
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $76professional $69

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
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$263.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65

Where Michigan 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 feeMichigan $145 · 40th 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.