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 | $141 – $645 | $240 | $600 |
| Cascade Medical Center | $28.50 – $307 | $391 | $489 |
| Cascade Valley Hospital | $32.47 – $6,490 | $306 | $382 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $352 | $392 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $134 – $441 | $144 | $361 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | $17.50 – $864 | $458 | $573 |
| EvergreenHealth Monroe | $17.50 – $533 | $458 | $573 |
| Harborview Medical Center | $156 – $208 | $415 | $593 |
| Highline Medical Center | $186 – $692 | $235 | $769 |
| Island Hospital | $25.82 – $238 | $39.00 – $250 | $39.00 – $250 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $36.40 – $272 | $273 | $390 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $188 – $288 | $20.80 | $32.00 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $141 – $793 | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $124 – $699 | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $124 – $699 | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $124 – $699 | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $133 – $441 | $144 | $361 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $219 – $391 | $313 | $391 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $104 – $313 | $205 – $236 | $410 – $471 |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center | — | $79.30 | $122 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $11.26 – $537 | $306 | $470 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $40.11 – $721 | $320 | $493 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $193 – $869 | $291 | $448 |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center | — | $230 | $354 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $159 – $312 | $224 – $236 | $320 – $337 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $165 – $651 | $284 | $547 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $113 – $344 | $335 – $358 | $478 – $511 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $41.30 – $129 | $59.00 – $184 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $115 – $298 | $222 | $426 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $41.30 – $144 | $59.00 – $206 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $78.67 – $471 | $36.40 – $350 | $52.00 – $500 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $82.43 – $390 | $284 | $547 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $18.61 – $484 | $505 | $47.00 – $505 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | $141 – $432 | $364 | $455 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $190 – $577 | $234 | $769 |
| St Clare Hospital | $190 – $577 | $222 | $769 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $219 – $692 | $272 | $769 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $186 – $577 | $241 | $769 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $192 – $577 | $255 | $769 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $205 – $692 | $339 | $769 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $144 – $352 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $147 – $415 | $160 – $216 | $333 – $450 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $146 – $414 | $160 – $216 | $333 – $450 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $146 – $414 | $160 – $216 | $333 – $450 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $124 – $699 | $240 | $600 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | $271 | $271 |
| Trios Health | — | — | $487 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $156 – $371 | $336 | $480 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $222 – $814 | $253 | $496 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | $248 | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $49.00 – $160 | $49.00 – $160 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $116 – $510 | $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)