Emergency Department Visit with Low Level of Medical Decision Making Cost in Texas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 363 Texas hospitals. CPT 99283. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $860
📉 Low $14.23
📈 High $10,806
🏥 363 hospitals
🏛️ 268 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $69.15
Hospital comparison — Texas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 363 hospitals.
Billed more than $860 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | Aetna | Cigna | Humana | Molina | Centene | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODALL-WITCHER HEALTHCARE CLIFTON |
$14.23 | $14.21 | $15.15 | — | — | — | — | — | $17.89 |
| NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL NOCONA |
$27.85 | — | $194 | — | $206 | $193 | — | — | $226 |
| NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES |
$40.00 | $74.00 | — | $107 | — | $264 | $278 | — | $107 |
| ST LUKES HEALTH MEMORIAL LUFKIN LUFKIN |
$40.95 | $22.94 | $21.84 | $172 | $22.28 | $139 | — | — | $186 |
| ST. LUKE'S HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE |
$40.95 | $143 | $49.14 | $68.25 | $139 | $191 | — | — | $186 |
| ST LUKE'S HEALTH - MEMORIAL LIVINGSTON LIVINGSTON |
$40.95 | $28.67 | $27.30 | $167 | $27.85 | $131 | — | — | $186 |
| CHRISTUS HEALTH PALESTINE PALESTINE |
$50.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE |
$53.00 | $105 | $193 | $130 | $84.00 | $272 | $272 | — | $147 |
| HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTSVILLE |
$58.00 | $117 | $272 | $166 | $280 | $188 | $313 | $272 | $210 |
| CHAMBERS HEALTH ANAHUAC |
$65.00 | $26.00 | — | $42.00 | $42.00 | — | — | — | — |
| LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER LITTLEFIELD |
$70.00 | $144 | — | $95.00 | $114 | $131 | — | $264 | — |
| CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HOSPITAL - WESTOVER HILLS SAN ANTONIO |
$76.89 | $25.63 | $51.36 | $25.63 | $1,542 | $260 | $69.90 | $260 | $151 |
| ASCENSION SETON BASTROP BASTROP |
$83.88 | $14.47 | $11.12 | $268 | $914 | $268 | — | $77.47 | — |
| ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER WILLIAMSON ROUND ROCK |
$83.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE TEXAS SPINE AND JOINT HOSPITAL TYLER |
$90.00 | $260 | $257 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SETON SMITHVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL SMITHVILLE |
$92.52 | $14.47 | $11.12 | $902 | $914 | $867 | — | $77.47 | — |
| ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL ANSON |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARKVIEW HOSPITAL WHEELER |
$104 | $91.50 | $106 | — | $122 | — | — | — | — |
| MEDICAL ARTS HOSPITAL LAMESA |
$104 | — | $53.44 | $53.44 | $68.11 | $68.11 | $53.44 | $41.75 | — |
| GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEGUIN |
$107 | $760 | $154 | $64.98 | $184 | $174 | — | $64.98 | — |
| UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER |
$113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VAL VERDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEL RIO |
$114 | $105 | $154 | $133 | $157 | $292 | — | — | — |
| METHODIST CELINA MEDICAL CENTER CELINA |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTHLAKE HOSPITAL SOUTHLAKE |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LEGACY ER AND URGENT CARE COPPELL COPPELL |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS FOR CONTINUING CARE RICHARDSON |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PERMIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANDREWS |
$116 | $151 | $918 | $71.54 | $158 | $175 | $260 | — | — |
| METHODIST MIDLOTHIAN MEDICAL CENTER MIDLOTHIAN |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST CHARLTON MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST MANSFIELD MEDICAL CENTER MANSFIELD |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER RICHARDSON |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COCHRAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MORTON |
$123 | $106 | $67.65 | — | — | — | — | $67.65 | — |
| UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG |
$123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$126 | $854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIMESTONE MEDICAL CENTER HAMLIN |
$129 | $62.42 | $62.42 | $172 | $151 | $62.42 | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN |
$131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STONEWALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASPERMONT |
$131 | $159 | $110 | $110 | $140 | $110 | — | — | — |
| FOX RURAL HEALTH CLINIC CHILDRESS |
$132 | $59.92 | $65.78 | $105 | $95.51 | $205 | — | $139 | — |
| TEXAS HEALTH STEPHENVILLE STEPHENVILLE |
$140 | $58.72 | $58.72 | $120 | $129 | $285 | $63.42 | $61.65 | $195 |
| TEXAS HEALTH DENTON DENTON |
$140 | $21.81 | $21.81 | $24.00 | $129 | $285 | $23.56 | $22.90 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH ROCKWALL ROCKWALL |
$140 | $22.32 | $22.32 | $98.75 | $129 | $285 | $24.12 | $23.44 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH DALLAS DALLAS |
$140 | $21.81 | $21.81 | $120 | $129 | $285 | $23.56 | $22.90 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD BEDFORD |
$140 | $25.16 | $25.16 | $27.68 | $129 | $286 | $27.17 | $26.42 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PLANO PLANO |
$140 | $28.52 | $28.52 | $120 | $129 | $285 | $30.80 | $29.94 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL FORT WORTH FORT WORTH |
$140 | $30.20 | $30.20 | $33.23 | $129 | $285 | $32.62 | $31.71 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL SOUTHWEST FORT WORTH FORT WORTH |
$140 | $19.13 | $19.13 | $21.04 | $129 | $286 | $20.67 | $20.08 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH ARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ARLINGTON |
$140 | $23.49 | $23.49 | $25.84 | $129 | $286 | $25.37 | $24.65 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH FRISCO FRISCO |
$140 | $41.45 | $41.45 | $120 | $129 | $285 | $44.76 | $43.52 | $162 |
| TEXAS HEALTH AZLE AZLE |
$140 | $25.51 | $25.51 | $28.08 | $129 | $286 | $27.56 | $26.80 | $195 |
| TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL KAUFMAN KAUFMAN |
$140 | $21.81 | $21.81 | $120 | $129 | $285 | $23.56 | $22.90 | $195 |
| TEXAS HEALTH CLEBURNE CLEBURNE |
$140 | $23.49 | $23.49 | $25.84 | $129 | $275 | $25.37 | $24.65 | $195 |
| TEXAS HEALTH ALLIANCE FORT WORTH |
$140 | $23.93 | $23.93 | $26.33 | $129 | $286 | $25.84 | $25.12 | $162 |
| FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC MARLIN |
$141 | $1,005 | $123 | $141 | $141 | $245 | — | — | — |
| TMC BONHAM HOSPITAL BONHAM |
$143 | $281 | $192 | $313 | $210 | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH ATHENS ATHENS |
$147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEYMOUR HOSPITAL SEYMOUR |
$149 | $170 | $138 | $149 | $170 | $138 | — | $213 | — |
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 $860 for this?
That is the median of what the 363 Texas 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 Texas, Medicare reimburses about $69.15 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Texas range from $14.23 to $10,806 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 12.4x 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 Texas?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making (CPT 99283) in Texas range from $14.23 to $10,806, with a median of $860. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making in Texas?
- The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $14.23. 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 Texas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99283 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.