Level 4 ER visit cost in Flint, MI
In Flint, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 4 of 5, moderate-complexity problem: from $231.90 to $885.36, with a median of $558.63. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Flint — $326.73 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $938.00 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Flint, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Flint lowest Flint, MI · (810) 342-2000 ED PRO EMERGENCY EVALUATION & MANAGEMENT SERVICES 99284 | $231.90 | $463.80 | $76.68–$191.74 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint, MI · (810) 342-2000 TeleStroke 99284 Emergency Dept Visit History/Exam & Moderate MDM | $232.00 | $464.00 | $76.68–$191.74 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint, MI · (810) 342-2000 Hospitalist 99284 Emergency Dept Visit History/Exam & Moderate MDM | $232.00 | $464.00 | $76.68–$191.74 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint, MI · (810) 342-2000 Emergency Dept Visit History/Exam & Moderate MDM 99284 | $232.00 | $464.00 | $76.68–$191.74 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint, MI · (810) 342-2000 Emergency Dept Visit Level IV | $720.00 | $1,440.00 | $180.00–$1,008.00 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Grand Blanc Twp, MI HP ER TIER 4 E&M | $885.36 | $2,108.00 | $263.11–$753.00 | 58% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Grand Blanc Twp, MI OB ER TIER 4 | $885.36 | $2,108.00 | $149.09–$753.00 | 58% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Grand Blanc Twp, MI OB ER TIER 4 | $885.36 | $2,108.00 | $149.09–$753.00 | 58% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Grand Blanc Twp, MI HP ER TIER 4 E&M | $885.36 | $2,108.00 | $263.11–$753.00 | 58% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $231.90, median $558.63, highest $885.36 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $885.36. 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 0 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 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.