Level 4 ER visit cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 4 of 5, moderate-complexity problem: from $428.00 to $3,500.00, with a median of $1,320.68. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $892.68 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $1,119.60 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT HIGH SEVERITY/URGENT EVAL | $428.00 | $428.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Ed Level 4 | $466.00 | $2,618.00 | $279.98–$2,487.10 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision making | $1,119.60 | $1,866.00 | $1,139.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC ED LEVEL IV | $1,320.68 | $1,320.68 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC ED LEVEL IV | $1,600.86 | $1,600.86 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC ED LEVEL IV | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC ED LEVEL IV | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC ED LEVEL IV | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $428.00, median $1,320.68, highest $3,500.00 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,600.86. 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 2 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 1 it is 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.