Level 3 ER visit cost in Anchorage, AK — inpatient
In Anchorage, AK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 3 of 5, low-complexity problem as an inpatient: from $927.00 to $1,622.00, with a median of $1,520.22. The lowest listed price is at Mat-Su Valley Medical Center — $593.22 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $606.87 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 99283, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 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 Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center lowest Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 99283 - Level 3 | $927.00 | $1,854.00 | $927.00–$1,779.84 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED OB FAC E&M VISIT LEVEL 3 CDM | $1,520.22 | $1,949.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | $1,622.00 | $1,622.00 | $1,233.00–$1,492.24 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED BH FAC E&M LEVEL 3 CDM | $1,671.54 | $2,143.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED FAC E&M VISIT LEVEL 3 CDM | $1,671.54 | $2,143.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $927.00, median $1,520.22, highest $1,622.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $829.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 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.