Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99281 Outpatient

Level 1 ER visit cost in Newport, OR

In Newport, OR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $35.20 to $35.20, with a median of $35.20. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $103.10 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99281, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 31, 2026 and Jan 31, 2026.

Lowest$35.20Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$35.20half pay less
Highest$35.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Newport, OR.

median
Lowest $35.20Highest $344.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital lowest Newport, OR · (541) 265-2244 PC E / M ER DEPT PROB FOCUSED $35.20 $44.00 $10.41–$47.42 20% Jan 31, 2026
source file
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital lowest Lincoln City, OR · (541) 994-3661 PC E / M ER DEPT PROB FOCUSED $35.20 $44.00 $10.41–$47.42 20% Jan 31, 2026
source file
Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital Newport, OR · (541) 265-2244 HC SANE NURSING $112.00 $140.00 $46.20–$136.50 20% Jan 31, 2026
source file
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Lincoln City, OR · (541) 994-3661 HC SANE NURSING $112.00 $140.00 $50.40–$136.50 20% Jan 31, 2026
source file
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Lincoln City, OR · (541) 994-3661 HC MEDICAL SCREENING EXAM $208.00 $260.00 $93.60–$253.50 20% Jan 31, 2026
source file
Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital Newport, OR · (541) 265-2244 HC MEDICAL SCREENING EXAM $208.00 $260.00 $85.80–$253.50 20% Jan 31, 2026
source file
Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital Newport, OR · (541) 265-2244 HC EMERGENCY RM 1 W/OUT PROCEDURE $344.00 $430.00 $141.90–$419.25 20% Jan 31, 2026
source file
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Lincoln City, OR · (541) 994-3661 HC EMERGENCY RM 1 W/OUT PROCEDURE $344.00 $430.00 $154.80–$419.25 20% Jan 31, 2026
source file

Outpatient: lowest $35.20, median $35.20, highest $35.20.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.

What the price covers

The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.