Level 2 Type B Emergency Department Visit

Minnesota rates for HCPCS G0381

Level 2 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 2 Type B Emergency Department Visit cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $126 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$39.81	$39.81 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$126	$126 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $126 to $309Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $34 to $126

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $125.89 Median $125.89 Typical High $125.89	Facility	Global	$125.89	$125.89	$125.89
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $109.65 Median $125.89 Typical High $239.88	Professional	Global	$109.65	$125.89	$239.88
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $309.03 Median $309.03 Typical High $331.13	Facility	Global	$309.03	$309.03	$331.13
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $31.62 Median $39.81 Typical High $39.81	Professional	Global	$31.62	$39.81	$39.81
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $37.15 Median $37.15 Typical High $37.15	Professional	Global	$37.15	$37.15	$37.15
Medica Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $109.65 Median $125.89 Typical High $239.88	Facility	Global	$109.65	$125.89	$239.88

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in North Carolina than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $39.81 · 51st of 51

NC $240MN $39.81

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.