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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

New Mexico 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?

$165

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $165 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $67.61 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $97.72 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe emergency physician who treats you$67.61$56.23 to $79.43
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$97.72$77.62 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $68 to $776Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $50 to $123
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $98professional $68

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
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where New Mexico 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 feeNew Mexico $165 · 26th 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.