Emergency department visit at Sharp Memorial Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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HC ER TYPE I MINIMAL

San Diego, CA

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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $350 is 142% above the median hospital's median price ($145), higher than 82% of the 2,575 hospitals reporting CPT 99281. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99281 at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 17 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	Kaiser kaiser - hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
3	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$250	$250	—	—	—	$250 – $250
4	Medicaid medi-cal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$250	$250	—	—	—	$250 – $250
5	Optum optum health - commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$275	$275	—	—	—	$275 – $275
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$280	$280	—	—	—	$280 – $280
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$304	$304	$24	8%	—	$280 – $328
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$310	$310	—	—	—	$310 – $310
9	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$450	$450	—	—	—	$450 – $450
10	Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$451	$451	$113	25%	—	$338 – $564
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$480	$480	—	—	—	$480 – $480
12	Aetna first health medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$490	$490	—	—	—	$490 – $490
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$556	$556	—	—	—	$556 – $556
14	Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$679	$679	—	—	—	$679 – $679
15	Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$679	$679	—	—	—	$679 – $679
16	Humana choice care network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$699	$699	—	—	—	$699 – $699
17	Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$799	$799	—	—	—	$799 – $799

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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