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 October 2026.

How much does Level 2 Type B Emergency Department Visit cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 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 $129 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

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	$35.48 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$129	$79.43 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $79 to $389Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $32 to $129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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 None Typical Low $79.43 Median $128.82 Typical High $128.82	Facility	None	$79.43	$128.82	$128.82
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $125.89 Median $128.82 Typical High $128.82	Professional	None	$125.89	$128.82	$128.82
BCBS Minnesota Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $144.54 Median $309.03 Typical High $489.78	Facility	None	$144.54	$309.03	$489.78
BCBS Minnesota Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $31.62 Median $35.48 Typical High $39.81	Professional	None	$31.62	$35.48	$39.81
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $37.15 Median $37.15 Typical High $37.15	Professional	None	$37.15	$37.15	$37.15
Medica Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $79.43 Median $213.80 Typical High $363.08	Facility	None	$79.43	$213.80	$363.08
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $234.42 Median $251.19 Typical High $331.13	Facility	None	$234.42	$251.19	$331.13

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Iowa than in Indiana. 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.

Minnesota· 36th of 51

$39.81

IA $501IN $26.30

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.