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Emergency Department Visit, Level 5 (Highest)

West Virginia 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 October 2026.

How much does Emergency Department Visit, Level 5 (Highest) cost?

$2,518

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,518 for this emergency department visit. That total is two separate charges billed under the same code: $174 to the emergency physician who treats you, and $2,344 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$174$151 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital emergency department$2,344$1,549 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,571Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $138 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $174

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
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$831.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
6 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
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 9.6 times more in New Hampshire 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· 17th of 50

$2,518

$174 physician + $2,344 facility

NH $5,599ID $582

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.