Level 4 ER visit cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 4 of 5, moderate-complexity problem: from $365.57 to $897.15, with a median of $812.46. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital — $446.89 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $736.85 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 99284, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MODERATE MDM | $365.57 | $672.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Emergency Department Visit Moderate Mdm | $365.57 | $672.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $516.38 | $1,215.00 | $109.60–$1,227.39 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $529.05 | $1,244.82 | $109.60–$1,257.52 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 FACILITY EMERGENCY LEVEL IV VISIT | $773.07 | $1,231.00 | $283.13–$1,112.82 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 FACILITY EMERGENCY LEVEL IV VISIT | $812.46 | $1,231.00 | $407.46–$1,058.66 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 FACILITY EMERGENCY LEVEL IV VISIT | $812.46 | $1,231.00 | $407.46–$1,058.66 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN FACILITY EMERGENCY LEVEL IV VISIT | $812.46 | $1,231.00 | $407.46–$1,058.66 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Emergency Level IV | $883.46 | $1,624.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 FACILITY EMERGENCY LEVEL IV VISIT | $897.15 | $1,214.00 | $483.17–$1,098.67 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 FACILITY EMERGENCY LEVEL IV VISIT | $897.15 | $1,214.00 | $388.48–$1,098.67 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 FACILITY EMERGENCY LEVEL IV VISIT | $897.15 | $1,214.00 | $466.05–$1,214.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $365.57, median $812.46, highest $897.15 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $812.46. 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 8 of 8 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 fourth of five emergency department visit levels, used for a problem of moderate complexity, often one that needs several tests, imaging or medicines. 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.