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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

North Dakota 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 physician fee. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $170.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $55 to $191Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $59 to $245
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $85professional $145

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in North Dakota than in Delaware. 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.

North Dakota· 1st of 51

$145

ND $145DE $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.