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CPT 99281

Emergency Department E&M

Current code64 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicare Advantage: Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

HospitalMedicare Advantage rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Arbor Health Morton HospitalMortonFile dated 2026-05-18Doctor’s fee: $180 – $235Doctor’s fee: $243Doctor’s fee: $392
BHC Fairfax HospitalKirkland$1201 plan$200$200
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27—$240$600
Cascade Medical CenterLeavenworth$273 – $4097 plans$391$489
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee—Doctor’s fee: $68.99Doctor’s fee: $76.65
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27—$144$361
East Adams Rural HospitalRitzvilleFile dated 2025-08-30Doctor’s fee: $223 – $255Doctor’s fee: $215Doctor’s fee: $286
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland$99.03 – $1015 plans$458$573
EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe$97.12 – $99.005 plans$458$573
Forks Community HospitalForksFile dated 2026-10-27Doctor’s fee: $110 – $557Doctor’s fee: $238Doctor’s fee: $298
Garfield County Public Hospital District #1PomeroyFile dated 2026-09-02—Doctor’s fee: $276Doctor’s fee: $325
Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen$95.73 – $1055 plans$233$359
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$415$593
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28—$235$769
Island HospitalAnacortes$101 – $10711 plansDoctor’s fee: $101 – $107$73.00 – $250Doctor’s fee: $39.00$73.00 – $250Doctor’s fee: $39.00
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01—$273$390
Kittitas Valley Community HospitalEllensburgFile dated 2026-10-07Doctor’s fee: $81.00Doctor’s fee: $191Doctor’s fee: $225
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$7.15 – $299Doctor’s fee: $13.65 – $20.80$11.00 – $460Doctor’s fee: $21.00 – $32.00
Lincoln HospitalDavenportFile dated 2026-09-14Doctor’s fee: $113Doctor’s fee: $182Doctor’s fee: $202
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$240$600
Mason General Hospital & Family of ClinicsShelton$106 – $1263 plans$296$394
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27—$240$600
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27—$240$600
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27—$240$600
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27—$144$361
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24$106 – $1365 plans$313$391
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueFile dated 2026-04-01—$205 – $236$410 – $471
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$224 – $236$320 – $337
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaFile dated 2026-04-01—$284$547
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$335 – $358$478 – $511
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01—$41.30 – $129$59.00 – $184
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01—$222$426
Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelahFile dated 2026-04-01—$41.30 – $144$59.00 – $206
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01—$36.40 – $350$52.00 – $500
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaFile dated 2026-04-01—$284$547
Quincy Valley Medical CenterQuincyFile dated 2026-05-27Doctor’s fee: $45.02 – $156Doctor’s fee: $70.35 – $244Doctor’s fee: $70.35 – $244
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle—$505$47.00 – $505
Skyline HospitalWhite SalmonFile dated 2026-08-21Doctor’s fee: $89.04 – $99.36Doctor’s fee: $134 – $149Doctor’s fee: $186 – $207
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28—$234$769
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28—$222$769
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28—$272$769
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28—$241$769
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28—$255$769
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28—$339$769
Summit Pacific Medical CenterElmaFile dated 2026-08-31Doctor’s fee: $99.75 – $106Doctor’s fee: $215Doctor’s fee: $399
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01—$160 – $216$333 – $450
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$160 – $216$333 – $450
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$160 – $216$333 – $450
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$240$600
Three Rivers HospitalBrewster—$271Doctor’s fee: $147$271Doctor’s fee: $147
Trios HealthKennewick$93.891 plan—$487
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$336$480
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$253$496
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27—$170$425

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

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)
  • 99281T (with a letter after it, T; 2 price lines)