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Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 (Low Complexity)

West Virginia 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?

$806

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $806 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $64.57 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $741 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$64.57$54.95 to $83.18
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$741$457 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,259Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $49 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $741professional $65

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$331.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,288.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$162.18
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
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,479.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 33rd of 50

$806

$64.57 physician + $741 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.