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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

New Hampshire 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?

$2,178

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,178 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $89.13 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $2,089 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 14 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe emergency physician who treats you$89.13$69.18 to $120
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$2,089$933 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,786Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $59 to $166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $89

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
5 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in California than in Idaho. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 2nd of 50

$2,178

$89.13 physician + $2,089 facility

CA $2,527ID $226

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.