Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99281 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Level 1 ER visit cost in Jackson, CA — inpatient

In Jackson, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor as an inpatient: from $494.00 to $494.00, with a median of $494.00. Across California, the median is $420.68 at 199 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99281, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$494.00Sutter Amador Hospital

Median$494.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$494.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sutter Amador Hospital Jackson, CA · (209) 223-7500 HCHG ED LEVEL 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$494.00	$494.00	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $494.00, median $494.00, highest $494.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $494.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.