US Health Care Costs

Emergency room visit, highest level

CPT 99285 · Emergency and doctor visits · hospital facility charge

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$1,479$1,479$1,479$1,286
Arizona1$1,013$1,013$1,013$1,182
California1$6,108$6,108$6,108–
District of Columbia1$2,786$2,786$2,786$2,735
Florida16$3,437$555$14,280$3,116
Georgia2$2,000$885$3,114$1,186
Iowa1$2,940$2,940$2,940$1,518
Illinois4$1,862$1,485$3,534$2,528
Indiana2$2,145$1,080$3,211$1,299
Kentucky1$2,642$2,642$2,642$1,916
Massachusetts3$2,768$2,768$4,226$2,272
Maryland1$578$578$578–
Michigan1$2,998$2,998$2,998$352
Missouri1$2,817$2,817$2,817$3,315
North Carolina3$1,619$960$2,277$1,966
New Jersey6$794$679$1,102$2,245
Nevada1$7,128$7,128$7,128$4,721
New York1–––$2,134
Ohio13$2,750$2,694$6,078$2,284
Oklahoma1$1,737$1,737$1,737$1,042
Pennsylvania3$704$672$3,632$1,580
South Carolina1$1,292$1,292$1,292$670
Tennessee2$6,358$6,358$6,358$1,438
Texas18$5,164$2,376$8,314$4,077
Virginia1$1,434$1,434$1,434$1,827
86 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.