Level 1 hospital emergency department visit provided in a type B emergency department; (the ED must meet at least one of the following requirements: (1) it is licensed by the state in which it is located under applicable state law as an emergency room or emergency department; (2) it is held out to the public (by name, posted signs, advertising, or other means) as a place that provides care for emergency medical conditions on an urgent basis without requiring a previously scheduled appointment; or (3) during the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which a determination under 42 CFR 489.24 is being made, based on a representative sample of patient visits that occurred during that calendar year, it provides at least one-third of all of its outpatient visits for the treatment of emergency medical conditions on an urgent basis without requiring a previously scheduled appointment)
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Level 1 Type B Emergency Department Visit cost?
$155
Typical facility fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $155.
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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $234 to $295Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $135 to $234
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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Professional
Global
$134.90
$154.88
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Facility
Global
$234.42
$263.03
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Professional
Global
$48.98
$48.98
$48.98
Where Rhode Island sits
The same service costs 9.8 times more in Michigan than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.
Rhode Island $155 · 35th of 51
MI$234
NE$234
TX$234
PA$234
OR$234
MT$234
AL$234
WI$234
CT$234
ID$234
WA$234
MO$234
AZ$234
KS$234
AR$234
OK$234
IL$234
CA$234
IA$234
IN$234
UT$234
NM$234
TN$234
DC$234
GA$234
SC$234
MD$234
WV$234
NC$219
ND$186
ME$186
NJ$166
NV$166
AK$166
RI$155
LA$155
MA$155
FL$155
DE$145
VA$145
CO$145
VT$135
WY$123
MS$123
HI$123
SD$123
KY$123
NY$105
NH$44.67
OH$28.84
MN$23.99
MI $234MN $23.99
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.