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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 July 2026.

How much does Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity) cost?

$154

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $154 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $70.79 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $83.18 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$70.79$58.88 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$83.18$70.79 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $63 to $178Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $51 to $525
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $83professional $71

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
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $154 · 32nd 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.