CPT 99281
Emergency Department E&M
Current code53 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.
| Hospital | Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHC Fairfax Hospital | $76.00 – $140 | $200 | $200 |
| Capital Medical Center | $480 – $510 | $240 | $600 |
| Cascade Medical Center | $28.50 – $307 | $391 | $489 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | ||
| Deaconess Medical Center | $256 – $264 | $144 | $361 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | $17.50 – $864 | $458 | $573 |
| EvergreenHealth Monroe | $17.50 – $533 | $458 | $573 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | $415 | $593 |
| Highline Medical Center | $331 – $692 | $235 | $769 |
| Island Hospital | $25.82 – $238 | $39.00 – $250 | $39.00 – $250 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | — | $273 | $390 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | — | $20.80 | $32.00 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $392 – $480 | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $438 | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $438 | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $438 | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $260 | $144 | $361 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $219 – $391 | $313 | $391 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | — | $205 – $236 | $410 – $471 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | — | $224 – $236 | $320 – $337 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | — | $284 | $547 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | — | $335 – $358 | $478 – $511 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $41.30 – $129 | $59.00 – $184 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | — | $222 | $426 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $41.30 – $144 | $59.00 – $206 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | — | $36.40 – $350 | $52.00 – $500 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | — | $284 | $547 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $18.61 – $484 | $505 | $47.00 – $505 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $554 – $577 | $234 | $769 |
| St Clare Hospital | $554 – $577 | $222 | $769 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $308 – $692 | $272 | $769 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $554 – $577 | $241 | $769 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $554 – $577 | $255 | $769 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $484 – $692 | $339 | $769 |
| Swedish Issaquah | — | $160 – $216 | $333 – $450 |
| Swedish Medical Center | — | $160 – $216 | $333 – $450 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | — | $160 – $216 | $333 – $450 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $438 | $240 | $600 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | $271 | $271 |
| Trios Health | — | — | $487 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | $336 | $480 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $318 – $397 | $253 | $496 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $238 | $170 | $425 |
Medicare (traditional) reference
Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.
- Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
- $11.64 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $10.98 in a hospital or surgery center
- Hospital outpatient payment (national)
- $86.15 (APC 5021)
How hospitals also write this code
Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 99281:
- 99281P (with a letter after it, P; 4 price lines)