Porter-Starke Services prices
Porter-Starke Services in Valparaiso, IN 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 Porter-Starke Services publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $150. Insurers pay a median of $62.75, across 10 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 "Inpatient Psychiatrist or Nurse Practioner ER Consult - Level 1" | $100 | $100 | $21.70$21.19 to $33.30, 10 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "Inpatient Psychiatrist or Nurse Practioner ER Consult - Level 2" | $125 | $125 | $41.83$34.99 to $56.47, 10 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "Inpatient Psychiatrist or Nurse Practioner ER Consult - Level 3" | $150 | $150 | $62.75$62.75 to $94.45, 10 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "Inpatient Psychiatrist or Nurse Practioner ER Consult - Level 4" | $175 | $175 | $115$115 to $160, 10 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "Inpatient Psychiatrist or Nurse Practioner ER Consult - Level 5" | $200 | $200 | $167$167 to $238, 12 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "Psychiatrist or Nurse Practioner Office visit - level 3" | $127 | $127 | $49.36$34.00 to $80.00, 17 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "Psychiatrist or Nurse Practioner Office visit - level 4" | $163 | $163 | $76.17$38.00 to $120, 17 insurers |
Source: Porter-Starke Services's standard charges file, which the hospital dated August 6, 2026. Read on October 1, 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 Porter-Starke Services 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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