Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99281 Outpatient

Level 1 ER visit cost in Norwalk, OH

In Norwalk, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $156.00 to $156.00, with a median of $156.00. Across Ohio, the median is $292.80 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$156.00Mercy Health Willard Hospital
Median$156.00half pay less
Highest$156.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Willard Hospital Willard, OH · (419) 964-5000 HC ER Level 1 $156.00 $260.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $156.00, median $156.00, highest $156.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $156.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.