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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Montana 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?

$102

Typical physician fee. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $112.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $447 to $891Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $68 to $117
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $102

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
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$114.82
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
2 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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CSTM-00
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$102

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.