Emergency Department Visit with Straightforward Medical Decision Making Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 199 California hospitals. CPT 99282. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $747
📉 Low $81.26
📈 High $4,974
🏥 199 hospitals
🏛️ 142 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $40.89
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 199 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Health Net | Aetna | Kaiser | UHC | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK TWAIN MEDICAL CENTER SAN ANDREAS |
$81.26 | $31.57 | $31.57 | $31.57 | $31.57 | $31.57 | $109 | $120 | $31.57 |
| STANFORD HEALTH CARE STANFORD |
$88.50 | $118 | $97.09 | $134 | $98.70 | $150 | $72.85 | $98.70 | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$97.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$102 | $164 | $162 | $156 | — | $156 | $162 | $162 | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$144 | $15.30 | $70.00 | $53.40 | $197 | $75.00 | $40.90 | — | — |
| EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL-LOYALTON CAMPUS ST AVENUE POROLA |
$163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$196 | $197 | $37.42 | $251 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$196 | $34.97 | $37.42 | $251 | — | $197 | — | — | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$196 | $34.97 | $34.97 | $251 | — | — | — | $251 | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$196 | $197 | $37.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$196 | $34.97 | $34.97 | $251 | — | — | — | $229 | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$196 | $36.72 | $34.97 | $295 | $34.97 | $197 | — | $251 | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$196 | $34.97 | $34.97 | $251 | — | — | — | $259 | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$196 | $34.97 | $37.42 | $197 | — | $197 | — | — | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$196 | $34.97 | $37.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$196 | $197 | $37.42 | $251 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$196 | $34.97 | $37.42 | $251 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$196 | $197 | $37.42 | $34.97 | — | $34.97 | — | — | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$196 | $197 | $197 | $251 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$196 | $34.97 | $37.42 | $251 | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL EUREKA EUREKA |
$256 | — | — | $197 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $209 |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL GILROY |
$275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER NAPA |
$296 | — | — | $218 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$296 | $208 | $81.13 | $208 | $208 | $34.97 | $898 | $1,088 | $208 |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER SAN PEDRO SAN PEDRO |
$352 | $207 | $365 | $197 | — | — | — | — | $201 |
| PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE TORRANCE |
$352 | $207 | $365 | $197 | — | — | — | — | $201 |
| NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTHRIDGE |
$354 | $175 | $46.89 | $201 | $34.97 | $201 | $622 | $1,015 | $201 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER SANTA MONICA |
$358 | $207 | $365 | $197 | — | — | — | — | $201 |
| MERCY SAN JUAN HOSPITAL CARMICHAEL |
$373 | $208 | $80.08 | $208 | $208 | $34.97 | $898 | $1,129 | $208 |
| WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND |
$373 | $208 | $88.12 | $208 | $208 | $34.97 | $571 | $1,251 | — |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO |
$392 | $208 | $80.43 | $208 | $208 | $34.97 | $898 | $1,129 | $208 |
| PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER TARZANA |
$393 | $207 | $365 | $197 | — | — | — | — | $201 |
| BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BIG BEAR LAKE |
$395 | $381 | $395 | — | — | $479 | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BURBANK |
$399 | $207 | $365 | $197 | — | — | — | — | $201 |
| DIGNITY HEALTH GLENDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER GLENDALE |
$409 | $702 | $34.97 | $564 | $52.45 | $201 | $777 | $1,003 | $201 |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$446 | $207 | $201 | $197 | $227 | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$446 | $207 | $201 | $197 | $227 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$446 | $207 | $201 | $197 | $227 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$446 | $207 | $201 | $197 | $227 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$449 | $201 | $52.90 | $201 | $201 | $201 | $887 | $866 | $201 |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO |
$467 | $201 | $43.01 | $201 | $201 | $201 | $834 | $1,168 | $201 |
| USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL W HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA |
$480 | $69.00 | $53.13 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $60.20 | $63.00 | $100 |
| GLENDORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LONG BEACH |
$497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND |
$498 | — | — | — | — | $217 | — | — | — |
| DIGNITY HEALTH - MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA MARIA |
$510 | $703 | $52.90 | $201 | $201 | $201 | $1,311 | $1,060 | $201 |
| ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARROYO GRANDE |
$510 | $201 | $52.90 | $201 | $201 | $201 | $1,311 | $1,168 | $201 |
| TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE |
$526 | — | — | — | — | — | $439 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99282, 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: $322 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $747 for this?
That is the median of what the 199 California hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with straightforward 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 99282 in California, Medicare reimburses about $40.89 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $81.26 to $4,974 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 18.3x 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 straightforward medical decision making cost in California?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making (CPT 99282) in California range from $81.26 to $4,974, with a median of $747. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $81.26. 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 99282 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.