Emergency Department Visit with Low Level of Medical Decision Making Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 201 California hospitals. CPT 99283. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $1,244
📉 Low $121
📈 High $7,104
🏥 201 hospitals
🏛️ 144 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $70.04
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 201 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Health Net | Kaiser | UHC | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK TWAIN MEDICAL CENTER SAN ANDREAS |
$121 | $46.83 | $46.83 | $46.83 | $46.83 | $46.83 | $162 | $177 | $46.83 |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$142 | $258 | $272 | $226 | — | $241 | $226 | $226 | — |
| STANFORD HEALTH CARE STANFORD |
$153 | $194 | $203 | $166 | $167 | $224 | $112 | $167 | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$237 | $15.30 | $53.40 | $70.00 | $349 | $75.00 | $40.90 | — | — |
| EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL-LOYALTON CAMPUS ST AVENUE POROLA |
$280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL BROOKSHIRE AVE DOWNEY |
$303 | $547 | — | — | $214 | $1,775 | — | — | — |
| PIH HEALTH WHITTIER HOSPITAL WASHINGTON BLVD WHITTIER |
$324 | $832 | $1,356 | — | — | $1,528 | — | — | $192 |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$335 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$349 | $63.97 | $446 | $63.97 | — | — | — | $446 | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$349 | $63.97 | $446 | $63.97 | — | — | — | $407 | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$349 | $349 | $446 | $349 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$349 | $349 | — | $68.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$349 | $349 | $446 | $68.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$349 | $67.17 | $524 | $63.97 | $63.97 | $349 | — | $446 | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$349 | $63.97 | $349 | $68.45 | — | $349 | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$349 | $349 | $446 | $68.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$349 | $63.97 | $446 | $68.45 | — | $349 | — | — | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$349 | $63.97 | $446 | $68.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$349 | $63.97 | $446 | $68.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$349 | $63.97 | — | $68.45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$349 | $63.97 | $446 | $63.97 | — | — | — | $460 | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$349 | $349 | $63.97 | $68.45 | — | $63.97 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL GILROY |
$410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL EUREKA EUREKA |
$449 | — | $351 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$477 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $365 |
| NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTHRIDGE |
$516 | $320 | $352 | $85.78 | $63.97 | $352 | $906 | $1,480 | $352 |
| PROVIDENCE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER NAPA |
$519 | — | $388 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$566 | $364 | $364 | $148 | $364 | $63.97 | $1,714 | $2,078 | $364 |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO SAN PEDRO |
$569 | $368 | $351 | $650 | — | — | — | — | $358 |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE TORRANCE |
$569 | $368 | $351 | $650 | — | — | — | — | $358 |
| PROVIDENCE SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BURBANK |
$578 | $368 | $351 | $650 | — | — | — | — | $358 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER SANTA MONICA |
$602 | $335 | $351 | $650 | — | — | — | — | $358 |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$605 | $352 | $352 | $96.78 | $352 | $352 | $1,196 | $1,167 | $352 |
| DIGNITY HEALTH GLENDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER GLENDALE |
$647 | $1,112 | $893 | $63.97 | $95.95 | $352 | $1,231 | $1,588 | $352 |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$669 | $369 | $351 | $358 | $404 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$669 | $369 | $351 | $358 | $404 | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$669 | $369 | $351 | $358 | $404 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$669 | $369 | $351 | $358 | $404 | — | — | — | — |
| BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BIG BEAR LAKE |
$695 | $670 | — | $695 | — | $844 | — | — | — |
| WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND |
$712 | $364 | $364 | $161 | $364 | $63.97 | $1,091 | $2,389 | — |
| MERCY SAN JUAN HOSPITAL CARMICHAEL |
$712 | $364 | $364 | $146 | $364 | $63.97 | $1,714 | $2,156 | $364 |
| USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL W HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA |
$719 | $69.00 | $100 | $53.13 | $100 | $100 | $60.20 | $63.00 | $100 |
| BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BAKERSFIELD |
$723 | $352 | $352 | $154 | $63.97 | $352 | $1,616 | $1,557 | $352 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD |
$731 | $352 | $352 | $154 | $63.97 | $352 | $1,616 | $1,577 | $352 |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO |
$748 | $364 | $364 | $147 | $364 | $63.97 | $1,714 | $2,156 | $364 |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO |
$759 | $352 | $352 | $78.68 | $352 | $352 | $1,355 | $1,897 | $352 |
| ST. JOHN'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OXNARD |
$763 | $81.27 | $81.27 | $96.78 | $352 | $81.27 | $1,428 | $1,358 | $352 |
| PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER TARZANA |
$784 | $368 | $351 | $650 | — | — | — | — | $358 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99283, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $522 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $1,244 for this?
That is the median of what the 201 California hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 99283 in California, Medicare reimburses about $70.04 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $121 to $7,104 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 17.8x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making cost in California?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making (CPT 99283) in California range from $121 to $7,104, with a median of $1,244. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $121. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99283 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.