Level 5 ER visit cost in Andrews, TX — inpatient
In Andrews, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem as an inpatient: from $892.00 to $892.00, with a median of $892.00. Across Texas, the median is $2,327.80 at 230 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99285, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 3, 2025 and Dec 3, 2025.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX · (432) 523-2200 ED LEVEL 5 | $892.00 | $1,784.00 | $1,159.60–$1,427.20 | 50% | Dec 3, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $892.00, median $892.00, highest $892.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $892.00 — 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 below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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 highest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a serious problem that needs complex evaluation and treatment, often with a hospital admission or transfer. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99285 ($1,446.48). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TXSANE EXAM SEVERE | $116.50 | file |