How much does ER visit, level 3 cost in California?
CPT 99283 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
99283 ER visit, level 3
Ask to pay
$554
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$1,314
Medicare $277
Ask $554
$36 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $7,104
What Medicare paysⓘ
$277
Typical price near you
$1,314
Cash / self-pay price
$1,423
Prices near you — 87 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $36cash | 0.1× | — |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $86negotiated | 0.3× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $86negotiated | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $174cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $181cash | 0.7× | — |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $349cash | 1.3× | — |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $373cash | 1.3× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $403cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $516cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $519cash | 1.9× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $566cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $569cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $578cash | 2.1× | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $604cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $604cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $604cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $604cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $604cash | 2.2× | — |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $621cash | 2.2× | — |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $647cash | 2.3× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $669cash | 2.4× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $669cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $669cash | 2.4× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $669cash | 2.4× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $712cash | 2.6× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $723cash | 2.6× | — |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $763cash | 2.8× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $784cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $863cash | 3.1× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $877cash | 3.2× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $918cash | 3.3× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $989cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $1,054cash | 3.8× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $1,071cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $1,143cash | 4.1× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,208cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $1,208cash | 4.4× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,208cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $1,224cash | 4.4× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $1,284cash | 4.6× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $1,314cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $1,380cash | 5.0× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $1,383cash | 5.0× | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $1,404cash | 5.1× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $1,442cash | 5.2× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $1,486cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,500cash | 5.4× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,552cash | 5.6× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $1,622cash | 5.9× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $1,622cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,622cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $1,666cash | 6.0× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $1,667cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $1,700cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $1,700cash | 6.1× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $1,705cash | 6.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $1,782cash | 6.4× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $1,816cash | 6.6× | — |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $1,901negotiated | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $1,942cash | 7.0× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $1,995cash | 7.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,093cash | 7.6× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $2,184cash | 7.9× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $2,184cash | 7.9× | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,188cash | 7.9× | ★★★★★ |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $2,207cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $2,359cash | 8.5× | — |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $2,498cash | 9.0× | — |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $2,498cash | 9.0× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $2,498cash | 9.0× | ★★★★★ |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $2,696cash | 9.7× | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $2,882cash | 10.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $2,882cash | 10.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $2,882cash | 10.4× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $3,093cash | 11.2× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $3,093cash | 11.2× | — |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $3,093cash | 11.2× | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $3,093cash | 11.2× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $3,093cash | 11.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $3,461cash | 12.5× | — |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) gross charge | Hospital | $4,940cash | 17.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) gross charge | Hospital | $4,940cash | 17.8× | — |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) gross charge | Hospital | $4,940cash | 17.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) gross charge | Hospital | $5,473cash | 19.8× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) gross charge | Hospital | $5,680cash | 20.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $6,007cash | 21.7× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $7,104cash | 25.7× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 8 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 99283 (ER visit, level 3), Medicare's benchmark rate is $276.89. A fair self-pay target for this line is $553.78. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 99283 is $1,422.70, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $669.20–$2,206.81. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 99283 cost in California?
For ER visit, level 3 (CPT 99283) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $1,314, with hospitals ranging from $669 to $2,207 across 87 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $277, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does ER visit, level 3 cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for ER visit, level 3 (CPT 99283) in California is around $1,314, with hospital prices ranging from $669 to $2,207 across 87 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 99283?
Medicare pays about $277 for ER visit, level 3 (CPT 99283). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of ER visit, level 3?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.