Erie County Medical Center prices
Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Erie County Medical Center publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $2,229. Insurers pay a median of $426, across 6 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "ED LEVEL 1 W/WO PHYS/QHP" | $1,101 | $506 | $132$105 to $991, 6 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "ED LEVEL 2 SF MDM" | $1,651 | $1,475 | $240$192 to $1,486, 6 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "ED LEVEL 3 LOW MDM" | $2,229 | $2,065 | $426$341 to $2,007, 6 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "ED LEVEL 4 MOD MDM" | $4,986 | $2,529 to $7,624 | $651$521 to $4,487, 6 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "ED LEVEL 5 HIGH MDM" | $5,365 | $3,371 to $10,166 | $929$743 to $4,829, 6 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "OUTPT VIS EST LEVEL 3 20-29MIN" | $75.00 to $347 | $219 | $95.54$49.33 to $312, 6 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "OUTPT VIS EST LEVEL 4 30-39MIN" | $146 to $487 | $324 | $136$72.50 to $439, 6 insurers |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD" | $28.14 | $9.37 | $9.92$5.07 to $113, 10 insurers |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "CYANOCOBALAMIN 1000 MCG/1 ML V" | $6.38 | - | - |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL" | $90.33 | $44.99 | $11.89$7.92 to $84.04, 10 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "BASIC METABOLIC PANEL" | $66.75 | $34.17 | $9.53$6.35 to $84.04, 10 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "COMPLETE BLOOD CELL COUNT (S)" | $67.50 | $32.94 | $8.75$3.20 to $60.75, 10 insurers |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "LIPID PANEL" | $129 | $57.04 | $15.08$6.10 to $116, 10 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL" | $66.02 | $34.17 | $9.20$6.13 to $84.04, 10 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "X-RAY EXAM OF ANKLE" | $12.00 to $385 | $74.50 | $65.30$36.49 to $272, 9 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "CT ABD & PELVIS W/O CONTRAST" | $162 to $1,168 | $382 | $417$185 to $1,013, 9 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "CT ABD & PELV W/CONTRAST" | $174 to $1,761 | $690 | $450$311 to $1,089, 9 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "CT ABD & PELV 1/> REGNS" | $187 to $1,980 | $819 | $454$349 to $1,089, 9 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE" | $114 to $2,677 | $507 | $488$202 to $1,240, 9 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE" | $182 to $4,505 | $825 | $823$327 to $1,870, 9 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "MRI PELVIS W/O DYE" | $113 to $1,985 | $867 | $551$235 to $1,240, 9 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "MRI PELVIS W/O & W/DYE" | $173 to $4,561 | $1,201 | $831$346 to $1,870, 9 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "TTE W/DOPPLER COMPLETE" | $220 to $2,267 | $484 | $411$219 to $1,705, 9 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "TTE W/O DOPPLER COMPLETE" | $1,107 | $255 | $409$153 to $921, 9 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with interpretationCPT 93000, listed as "EKG W/INTERPRETATION" | $50.00 | $49.99 | $49.87$16.11 to $119, 8 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "EKG TRACING ONLY" | $220 | $23.92 | $53.25$6.97 to $198, 9 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report onlyCPT 93010, listed as "ELECTROCARDIOGRAM REPORT" | - | $26.07 | $52.98$9.14 to $119, 6 insurers |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562, listed as "LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY" | - | $7,053 | $7,660$3,404 to $18,866, 9 insurers |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomyCPT 29881, listed as "KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY" | - | $6,167 | $4,187$2,303 to $10,211, 9 insurers |
Source: Erie County Medical Center's standard charges file, which the hospital dated August 25, 2026. Read on September 28, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Erie County Medical Center to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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