Level 3 ER visit cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 3 of 5, low-complexity problem: from $81.00 to $1,242.15, with a median of $478.88. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $397.88 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $850.50 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 99283, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT LOW MDM | $81.00 | $135.00 | $38.81–$190.21 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | $107.25 | $143.00 | $67.41–$121.55 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 3 VISIT MODERATE SEVERITY | $850.50 | $1,134.00 | $267.62–$2,020.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB ER SVCS-MODERATE, LEVEL III | $1,148.25 | $1,531.00 | $520.54–$1,514.16 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT LOW MDM | $1,242.15 | $1,911.00 | $54.56–$2,453.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TRAUMA EVAL W/O PRIOR LEVEL 3 | $1,899.00 | $2,532.00 | $860.88–$2,504.15 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TRAUMA PARTIAL W/O PRIOR LEVEL 3 | $1,899.00 | $2,532.00 | $860.88–$2,504.15 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TRAUMA FULL W/O PRIOR LEVEL 3 | $1,899.00 | $2,532.00 | $860.88–$2,504.15 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $81.00, median $478.88, highest $1,242.15 — a 15.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,046.33. 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 4 of 4 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 middle of five emergency department visit levels, used for a problem of low complexity, for example one that needs a few basic tests. 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.