Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Emergency Room Visit Level 1
Aberdeen, SD
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Avera St. Luke's’s median price of $256 is 78% above the median hospital's median price ($144), higher than 72% of the 2,608 hospitals reporting CPT 99281. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 9 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $188 | $188 | — | — | — | $188 – $188 |
| 2 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $217 | $217 | — | — | — | $217 – $217 |
| 3 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $218 | $218 | — | — | — | $218 – $218 |
| 4 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 5 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $258 | $258 | — | — | — | $258 – $258 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $263 | $263 | — | — | — | $263 – $263 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $263 | $263 | — | — | — | $263 – $263 |
| 8 | Wellmark hmo outpatient | $346 | $346 | — | — | 1–10 | $346 – $346 |
| 9 | Wellmark ppo case rate · outpatient | $346 | $346 | — | — | 1–10 | $346 – $346 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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