CPT 99281
Emergency Department E&M
Current code53 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Medicaid (state program): Washington Apple Health fee-for-service. Applies only to Medicaid enrollees.
| Hospital | Medicaid (state program) rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHC Fairfax Hospital | — | $200 | $200 |
| Capital Medical Center | — | $240 | $600 |
| Cascade Medical Center | $261 | $391 | $489 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | ||
| Deaconess Medical Center | — | $144 | $361 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | — | $458 | $573 |
| EvergreenHealth Monroe | — | $458 | $573 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | $415 | $593 |
| Highline Medical Center | — | $235 | $769 |
| Island Hospital | — | $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 | — | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | — | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | — | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | — | $240 | $600 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | — | $144 | $361 |
| Olympic Medical Center | — | $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 | $8.60 – $127 | $505 | $47.00 – $505 |
| St Anthony Hospital | — | $234 | $769 |
| St Clare Hospital | — | $222 | $769 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | — | $272 | $769 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | — | $241 | $769 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | — | $255 | $769 |
| St Michael Medical Center | — | $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 | — | $240 | $600 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | $190 | $271 | $271 |
| Trios Health | — | — | $487 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | $336 | $480 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | — | $253 | $496 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | — | $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)