Level 3 Type B Emergency Department Visit

South Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Level 3 Type B Emergency Department Visit cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 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 $339 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 6 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	$240	$61.66 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$339	$288 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $219 to $692Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $30 to $240

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 $239.88 Median $239.88 Typical High $1,318.26	Facility	None	$239.88	$239.88	$1,318.26
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $239.88 Median $239.88 Typical High $239.88	Professional	None	$239.88	$239.88	$239.88
BCBS South Carolina Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $213.80 Median $338.84 Typical High $660.69	Facility	None	$213.80	$338.84	$660.69
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $61.66 Median $61.66 Typical High $61.66	Professional	None	$61.66	$61.66	$61.66
Medcost Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $239.88 Median $288.40 Typical High $323.59	Facility	None	$239.88	$288.40	$323.59
Molina Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $30.20 Median $30.20 Typical High $30.20	Professional	None	$30.20	$30.20	$30.20
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $724.44 Median $870.96 Typical High $1,148.15	Facility	None	$724.44	$870.96	$1,148.15

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in North Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 6th of 51

$240

NC $427IN $58.88

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.