Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99281 Outpatient

Level 1 ER visit cost in Tell City, IN

In Tell City, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $130.90 to $130.90, with a median of $130.90. Across Indiana, the median is $176.18 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99281, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 8, 2026.

Lowest$130.90Perry County Memorial Hospital
Median$130.90half pay less
Highest$130.90in 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 Tell City, IN.

median
Lowest $130.90Highest $221.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Perry County Memorial Hospital lowest Tell City, IN · (812) 547-7011 ER PHYS FEE BRIEF $130.90 $187.00 $235.75–$1,025.00 30% Jun 8, 2026
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Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City, IN · (812) 547-7011 ER PHYS FEE EVALUATI $144.20 $206.00 $235.75–$1,025.00 30% Jun 8, 2026
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Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City, IN · (812) 547-7011 EMERG RM BRIEF $221.20 $316.00 $235.75–$1,025.00 30% Jun 8, 2026
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Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City, IN · (812) 547-7011 ER RM BRIEF ANC $221.20 $316.00 $235.75–$1,025.00 30% Jun 8, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $130.90, median $130.90, highest $130.90.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $130.90. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.