Level 5 ER visit cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem: from $1,815.00 to $2,977.00, with a median of $2,396.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 1 other hospital — $581.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,047.48 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 99285, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Visit Category 5 | $1,815.00 | $1,815.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Visit Category 5 | $1,815.00 | $1,815.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ed Visit Category 5 | $1,815.00 | $1,815.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ed Visit Category 5 | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ed Visit Category 5 | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,815.00, median $2,396.00, highest $2,977.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,815.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.