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What does Emergency Room (ER) mean?

A hospital department for emergency conditions. Cost sharing can apply even when surprise-billing protections limit certain out-of-network charges.

Illustration — not a plan price

The No Surprises Act can protect covered emergency services from certain out-of-network billing, but it does not make the visit free.

The actual plan document controls. Verify its definitions, network, exclusions, dates, and amounts before relying on the illustration.

Definitions here are never for sale — no plan is recommended on a comprehension page.

Source: CMS — No Surprises Act protections · Verified 2026-08-11 · Reviewed by the MedicalRecords.com editorial team · Last reviewed August 11, 2026

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