Level 1 ER visit cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $47.00 to $348.97, with a median of $157.26. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital and 1 other hospital — $110.26 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $134.00 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB ED Professional Charge/Level 1 | $47.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital lowest Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB ED Professional Charge/Level 1 | $47.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP | $50.00 | $100.00 | $7.41–$95.94 | 50% | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP | $56.05 | $94.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP | $56.05 | $94.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Emr dpt vst mayx req phy/qhp | $100.09 | — | $99.88–$178.76 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Emr dpt vst mayx req phy/qhp | $100.09 | — | $102.50–$208.50 | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Medical Visit Fee I | $130.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital one side Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Medical Visit Fee I - Left Before Eval | $192.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Medical Visit Fee I | $194.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC EMERGENCY DEPT E_M VISIT_LEVEL I | $214.43 | $329.89 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC EMERGENCY DEPT E_M VISIT_LEVEL I | $343.60 | $429.50 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital one side Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Medical Visit Fee I - Left Before Eval | $348.50 | — | $49.53–$397.17 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital one side Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Medical Visit Fee I - Left Before Eval | $348.50 | — | $42.30–$330.00 | — | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC EMERGENCY DEPT E_M VISIT_LEVEL I | $348.97 | $536.88 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC EMERGENCY DEPT E_M VISIT_LEVEL I | $348.97 | $536.88 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Medical Visit Fee I | $452.20 | — | $66.68–$520.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Medical Visit Fee I | $549.95 | — | $78.09–$520.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Cpep Triage/Screening-Level 1 | $611.15 | — | $86.85–$579.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $47.00, median $157.26, highest $348.97 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $214.43. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.