Level 5 ER visit cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem as an inpatient: from $1,659.59 to $2,060.79, with a median of $1,860.19. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $200.60 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,284.32 at 155 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99285, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Camarillo, CA ER LEVEL 5 W/PROCEDURE | $1,659.59 | $3,999.00 | $266.65–$3,199.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 ER LEVEL 5 W/PROCEDURE | $2,060.79 | $4,705.00 | $266.65–$3,669.90 | 56% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,659.59, median $1,860.19, highest $2,060.79 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,060.79 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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 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.