Level 3 Type B Emergency Department Visit

Nationwide rates for HCPCS G0382

Level 3 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 3 Type B Emergency Department Visit cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 42 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	$240	$148 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$269	$240 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,089Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $66 to $324

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 $158.49 Median $239.88 Typical High $1,230.27	Facility	Global	$158.49	$239.88	$1,230.27
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $208.93 Median $239.88 Typical High $309.03	Professional	Global	$208.93	$239.88	$309.03
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,348.96 Median $2,630.27 Typical High $6,606.93	Facility	Global	$1,348.96	$2,630.27	$6,606.93
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $56.23 Median $66.07 Typical High $102.33	Professional	Global	$56.23	$66.07	$102.33
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $64.57 Median $64.57 Typical High $64.57	Facility	Global	$64.57	$64.57	$64.57
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $61.66 Median $61.66 Typical High $61.66	Professional	Global	$61.66	$61.66	$61.66
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $407.38 Median $741.31 Typical High $1,949.84	Facility	Global	$407.38	$741.31	$1,949.84
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $281.84 Median $302.00 Typical High $323.59	Professional	Global	$281.84	$302.00	$323.59

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Vermont than in Minnesota. 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.

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VT $263MN $89.13

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.