Emergency Department Visit with Low Level of Medical Decision Making Cost in Washington
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 70 Washington hospitals. CPT 99283. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $549
📉 Low $100
📈 High $1,305
🏥 70 hospitals
🏛️ 58 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $71.06
Hospital comparison — Washington
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 70 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Kaiser | Cigna | Premera | Molina | Humana | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLAND HOSPITAL ANACORTES |
$100 | $95.00 | $150 | $326 | $80.00 | $66.23 | $326 | $85.00 | $345 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER WALLA WALLA |
$107 | $313 | $319 | $304 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER FRIDAY HARBOR |
$112 | $97.06 | $56.00 | $49.00 | $92.00 | $83.30 | $51.45 | $51.45 | $50.00 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL CHEWELAH |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL COLVILLE |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER |
$128 | $319 | — | $608 | $335 | — | — | — | — |
| OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER PORT ANGELES |
$136 | $170 | $170 | — | $166 | $170 | $285 | — | $153 |
| WHIDBEY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH MAIN STREET COUPEVILLE |
$137 | $31.50 | $29.40 | — | $28.00 | $68.50 | — | $31.05 | $43.20 |
| PEACEHEALTH UNITED GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER SEDRO WOOLLEY |
$139 | $90.23 | $30.45 | $29.00 | $84.80 | $46.40 | $30.45 | $30.45 | $31.90 |
| EAST ADAMS RURAL HEALTHCARE S ADAMS ST RITZVILLE |
$152 | $78.00 | $90.00 | — | $93.00 | $88.00 | — | $100 | $115 |
| MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL OMAK |
$164 | $77.44 | $40.62 | — | $77.56 | $91.05 | $40.62 | — | — |
| SNOQUALMIE VALLEY HOSPITAL SNOQUALMIE |
$165 | $77.44 | $40.00 | $179 | $228 | $91.47 | $59.47 | $121 | — |
| NEWPORT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES NEWPORT |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UW MEDICINE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RENTON |
$184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROSSER |
$194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COULEE MEDICAL CENTER GRAND COULEE |
$201 | $201 | $201 | $201 | $201 | $197 | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT COLBY CAMPUS EVERETT |
$203 | $320 | $326 | $311 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH MOSES LAKE CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH OMAK CAMPUS OMAK |
$221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH HOSPITAL MARES CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL WENATCHEE |
$221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ODESSA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER ODESSA |
$276 | $276 | $279 | $279 | $273 | $85.75 | — | — | — |
| SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SEATTLE |
$293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$322 | $77.84 | — | — | $337 | $77.84 | $78.62 | $77.84 | $84.07 |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$322 | $77.84 | — | — | $337 | $77.84 | $78.62 | $77.84 | $84.07 |
| SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE MOSES LAKE |
$331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL EPHRATA |
$418 | $77.44 | — | — | $385 | $368 | — | — | $68.81 |
| MULTICARE DEACONESS HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$428 | $298 | $301 | $1,014 | $1,250 | $445 | $289 | — | $304 |
| MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL SPOKANE VALLEY |
$428 | $298 | $301 | $1,014 | $1,250 | $433 | $289 | — | $304 |
| WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND |
$482 | $95.00 | $92.50 | — | $95.00 | $93.00 | — | — | — |
| WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND |
$482 | $95.00 | $92.50 | — | $95.00 | $93.00 | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE YAKIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YAKIMA |
$543 | $326 | $326 | $347 | $316 | $888 | — | — | $329 |
| LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER TH AVE PASCO |
$546 | $1,526 | $298 | — | $1,097 | $533 | $277 | $283 | — |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - ISSAQUAH CAMPUS ISSAQUAH |
$549 | $326 | $333 | $317 | $380 | — | — | $336 | — |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - CHERRY HILL CAMPUS SEATTLE |
$549 | $326 | $332 | $316 | $379 | — | — | $335 | — |
| SWEDISH MILL CREEK CAMPUS EVERETT |
$549 | $326 | $332 | $316 | $379 | — | — | $335 | — |
| PROVIDENCE SACRED HEART CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$569 | $313 | $319 | $304 | $365 | — | $514 | — | — |
| COLUMBIA BASIN FAMILY MEDICINE DAYTON |
$690 | $706 | $821 | $767 | $652 | $687 | — | $782 | $836 |
| DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL DAYTON |
$690 | $706 | $821 | $767 | $652 | $687 | — | $782 | $836 |
| MULTICARE ALLENMORE HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$702 | $317 | $320 | $1,014 | $2,370 | $459 | $323 | — | $323 |
| MULTICARE TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$702 | $317 | $320 | $1,014 | $2,370 | $459 | $323 | — | $323 |
| MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$702 | $311 | $314 | $1,014 | $2,370 | $459 | $317 | — | $317 |
| MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER AUBURN |
$702 | $311 | $314 | $1,014 | $2,370 | $459 | $302 | — | $317 |
| MULTICARE CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OLYMPIA |
$702 | $310 | $313 | $1,014 | — | $459 | $557 | — | $316 |
| MULTICARE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL PUYALLUP |
$702 | $311 | $314 | $1,014 | $2,370 | $459 | $317 | — | $317 |
| ST. CLARE HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$746 | $323 | $339 | $314 | $1,139 | $323 | $339 | $336 | — |
| OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVUE |
$764 | $326 | $330 | $834 | — | — | $571 | — | — |
| ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL GIG HARBOR |
$787 | $323 | $339 | $314 | $1,139 | $323 | $339 | $336 | — |
| ST. ANNE HOSPITAL BURIEN |
$790 | $317 | $333 | $308 | $1,139 | $317 | $333 | $330 | — |
| PROVIDENCE HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$800 | — | $325 | $304 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRIOS SOUTHRIDGE HOSPITAL PLAZA WAY KENNEWICK |
$805 | $287 | $292 | — | $1,263 | $750 | $88.03 | $403 | $485 |
| ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL FEDERAL WAY |
$812 | $317 | $333 | $308 | $1,139 | $317 | $333 | $330 | — |
| PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL CENTRALIA |
$827 | $326 | $338 | $316 | — | — | $534 | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. PETER HOSPITAL OLYMPIA |
$827 | $323 | $267 | $314 | — | — | $531 | $345 | — |
| ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER TACOMA |
$857 | $323 | $339 | $314 | $1,139 | $323 | $339 | $336 | — |
| ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ENUMCLAW |
$915 | $569 | $466 | $466 | $1,139 | $480 | $469 | $498 | — |
| PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER LONGVIEW |
$934 | $77.46 | $56.00 | $71.70 | — | — | $130 | $97.00 | $65.00 |
| CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL S STILLAGUAMISH AVE ARLINGTON |
$950 | $4,717 | $6,290 | $6,290 | $4,566 | — | — | $535 | — |
| PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BELLINGHAM |
$954 | $77.68 | $56.00 | $50.00 | — | — | $340 | $97.00 | $50.00 |
| KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RICHLAND |
$954 | $313 | $325 | $304 | $365 | — | $514 | — | — |
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.
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That is the median of what the 70 Washington 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 Washington, Medicare reimburses about $71.06 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Washington range from $100 to $1,305 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 7.7x 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 Washington?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making (CPT 99283) in Washington range from $100 to $1,305, with a median of $549. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making in Washington?
- The cheapest Washington hospital published cash price for this procedure is $100. 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 Washington facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99283 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.