Level 4 Type B Emergency Department Visit

South Carolina rates for HCPCS G0383

Level 4 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 4 Type B Emergency Department Visit cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 6 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	$234	$234 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$251	$234 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $234 to $417Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $229 to $302

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 Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $229.09 Median $234.42 Typical High $302.00	Professional	Global	$229.09	$234.42	$302.00
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $117.49 Median $169.82 Typical High $512.86	Facility	Global	$117.49	$169.82	$512.86
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $151.36 Median $151.36 Typical High $151.36	Professional	Global	$151.36	$151.36	$151.36
Medcost Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $234.42 Median $251.19 Typical High $407.38	Facility	Global	$234.42	$251.19	$407.38
Molina Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $30.20 Median $30.20 Typical High $30.20	Professional	Global	$30.20	$30.20	$30.20
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,737.80 Median $1,737.80 Typical High $1,737.80	Facility	Global	$1,737.80	$1,737.80	$1,737.80

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in North Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 13th of 51

$234

NC $398MN $138

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.