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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

Nebraska 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?

$199

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $199 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $87.10 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $112 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$87.10$61.66 to $135
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$112$93.33 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,148Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $54 to $174
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $112professional $87

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
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78

Where Nebraska 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 feeNebraska $199 · 16th 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.