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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

South Carolina 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?

$755

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $755 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $63.10 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $692 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$63.10$56.23 to $81.28
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$692$437 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,042Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $48 to $112
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $692professional $63

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
14 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
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
24 · Unrelated visit after surgery
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
57 · Decision for surgery
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FS · Shared visit
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
29
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.95

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 38th of 50

$755

$63.10 physician + $692 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.