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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

South Dakota 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?

$704

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $704 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $115 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $589 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$115$69.18 to $123
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$589$389 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $302 to $832Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $51 to $151
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $115

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
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 40th of 50

$704

$115 physician + $589 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.