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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Minnesota 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?

$339

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $120 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $219 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe emergency physician who treats you$120$66.07 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$219$110 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $68 to $562Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $54 to $263
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $219professional $120

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
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $339 · 11th 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.