Level 5 ER visit cost in Tallahassee, FL
In Tallahassee, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem: from $2,384.20 to $6,261.85, with a median of $4,323.03. The lowest listed price is at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare — $1,938.83 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $3,254.75 at 148 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 99285, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Tallahassee, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare lowest Tallahassee, FL · (850) 431-1155 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 5 VISIT HIGH SEVERITY THREAT FUNC | $2,384.20 | $3,406.00 | — | 30% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital Tallahassee, FL · (850) 656-5000 LVL 5 EMER DEPT | $6,261.85 | $6,261.85 | $1,271.16–$5,635.66 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,384.20, median $4,323.03, highest $6,261.85 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,384.20. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.