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Emergency Department Visit, Level 5 (Highest)

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 99285

An emergency department visit involving a patient history and physical examination, with high-complexity medical decision-making. This is the highest of the five visit levels, one step above 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 5 (Highest) cost?

$162

Typical physician fee. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $295.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,000
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $162

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
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$245.47

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Mississippi $162 · 47th of 51
WV $372DE $148

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.