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ER Beyond Emtala Screening

California rates for RC 0452

ER beyond EMTALA screening

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does ER Beyond Emtala Screening cost?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $7,586.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $955 to $10,965
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,715.19
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where California sits

The same service costs 75.9 times more in Idaho than in South Dakota. 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.

California· 2nd of 41

$3,311

ID $7,586SD $100

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.