Level 3 ER visit cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient
In Moses Lake, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 3 of 5, low-complexity problem as an inpatient: from $331.00 to $672.15, with a median of $501.58. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Hospital — $170.58 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $778.76 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99283, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 27, 2026 and May 27, 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 Moses Lake, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR ED 99283 Visit Low Mdm Cdm | $331.00 | $331.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy, WA · (509) 787-3531 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | $672.15 | $672.15 | $356.11–$638.54 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 Emergency department visit level 3 | $1,323.00 | $1,323.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $331.00, median $501.58, highest $672.15 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $328.32 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.