Level 3 ER visit cost in Massena, NY
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 3 of 5, low-complexity problem: from $361.13 to $425.95, with a median of $369.10. The lowest listed price is at Slhs Massena — $7.97 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $374.55 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slhs Massena lowest Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC EMERGENCY DEPT E_M VISIT_LEVEL III | $361.13 | $555.59 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC EMERGENCY DEPT E_M VISIT_LEVEL III | $369.10 | $567.85 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC EMERGENCY DEPT E_M VISIT_LEVEL III | $425.95 | $655.31 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $361.13, median $369.10, highest $425.95 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $369.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.