Critical Care (first 30 to 74 minutes) cost at US hospitals

Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes · CPT 99291

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Critical Care (first 30 to 74 minutes)

This is not a test or an operation. It is a charge for a physician's time — the first block of 30 to 74 minutes spent personally managing a patient whose condition was life-threatening. It shows up on bills from intensive care units, emergency departments and trauma bays, and it is the doctor's charge, separate from what the hospital charges for the bed and the equipment.

$247.50

lowest cash price

$2,535.00

national median

$23,282.04

highest cash price

865

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $247.50–$23,282.04 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$247.50

Mercy Primary Care - Bernie — Bernie, MO

Most expensive published cash price

$23,282.04

Mercy Hospital of Folsom — Folsom, CA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,547.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($3,753.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $3,179.82 $5,668.26 $8,957.52
Arizona 22 $539.66 $1,906.87 $5,136.87
Arkansas 11 $457.90 $1,392.30 $3,564.00
California 89 $615.00 $5,487.56 $23,282.04
Colorado 17 $973.44 $17,343.39 $17,343.39
Florida 80 $1,534.67 $5,628.40 $17,150.07
Georgia 25 $757.76 $5,251.74 $9,199.72
Hawaii 2 $5,140.50 $5,140.50 $8,512.00
Illinois 48 $1,137.50 $2,350.20 $5,419.80
Indiana 25 $1,435.00 $3,646.00 $3,891.60
Iowa 31 $904.94 $2,015.48 $6,254.30
Kansas 11 $635.20 $4,793.82 $15,770.50
Kentucky 20 $280.20 $1,885.55 $3,805.03
Louisiana 6 $852.02 $852.02 $852.02
Maine 7 $592.50 $1,569.15 $5,173.40
Maryland 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 27 $1,135.82 $2,814.00 $7,059.00
Minnesota 19 $1,485.57 $1,664.00 $2,949.60
Mississippi 11 $405.84 $553.95 $1,682.40
Missouri 21 $247.50 $2,395.80 $8,149.46
Montana 2 $1,226.40 $1,226.40 $2,822.40
Nebraska 13 $531.76 $2,250.36 $3,914.25
Nevada 4 $728.00 $1,730.41 $2,414.13
New Hampshire 1 $4,670.40 $4,670.40 $4,670.40
New Jersey 21 $711.04 $992.31 $1,323.03
New Mexico 3 $1,961.82 $1,961.82 $1,961.82
New York 23 $997.11 $997.11 $10,791.00
North Carolina 15 $1,488.00 $2,808.93 $6,750.00
North Dakota 4 $2,549.60 $2,549.60 $3,908.80
Ohio 56 $782.00 $2,937.75 $5,278.20
Oklahoma 17 $1,123.85 $1,411.30 $4,576.00
Oregon 13 $712.80 $4,512.75 $5,265.75
Pennsylvania 32 $1,087.80 $2,304.00 $6,340.80
South Carolina 11 $1,576.20 $2,519.00 $2,834.00
South Dakota 7 $2,544.00 $2,700.00 $3,036.80
Tennessee 29 $369.60 $699.60 $1,382.76
Texas 106 $919.62 $2,335.20 $7,379.79
Virginia 33 $553.20 $2,535.00 $6,468.30
Washington 32 $1,198.40 $5,090.00 $9,753.80
West Virginia 17 $280.20 $1,482.00 $3,364.00
Wisconsin 33 $925.00 $1,837.00 $4,488.57
Wyoming 4 $1,029.12 $1,152.00 $3,265.50

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $2,544.00 $998.52 – $2,862.00
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $2,549.60 $771.57 – $2,868.30
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $2,549.60 $771.57 – $2,868.30
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $2,557.60 $1,093.37 – $2,877.30
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $2,560.82 $822.81 – $1,489.25
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $2,577.00 $166.79 – $883.66
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $2,584.80 $885.19 – $1,646.45
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $2,595.34 $445.81 – $1,572.26
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $2,601.55 $1,062.41 – $1,965.46
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $2,616.80 $210.04 – $2,943.90
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $2,622.40 $967.01 – $2,950.20
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $2,627.30 $122.27 – $1,565.31
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $2,661.00 $822.06 – $846.24
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $2,661.00 $822.06 – $846.24
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $2,661.00 $822.06 – $846.24
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $2,661.00 $822.06 – $846.24
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $2,661.00 $822.06 – $846.24
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $2,661.00 $822.06 – $846.24
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $2,661.00 $822.06 – $846.24
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $2,662.80 $166.79 – $883.66
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $2,663.20 not published
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $2,664.00 $166.79 – $1,001.31
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $2,700.00 $1,154.25 – $3,037.50
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $2,702.40 $295.53 – $3,098.16
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $2,702.40 $295.53 – $3,009.30
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $2,712.00 $884.74 – $3,051.00
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $2,712.00 $884.74 – $3,051.00
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $2,722.30 $1,062.41 – $1,965.46
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $2,745.69 $775.06 – $775.06
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $2,754.64 $303.88 – $350.46
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $2,754.64 $303.88 – $1,568.58
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $2,763.58 $185.32 – $9,859.56
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $2,793.60 $210.04 – $3,142.80
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $2,794.80 $36.28 – $330.48
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $2,794.80 $38.08 – $330.48
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,336.96
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $2,808.93 $75.38 – $5,168.42
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,168.42
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,393.14
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $2,808.93 $189.96 – $4,943.71
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,336.96
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,336.96
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,336.96
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,336.96
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,168.42
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $2,808.93 $197.56 – $5,168.42
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $2,808.93 $75.38 – $5,056.07
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $2,810.50 $786.30 – $1,702.89
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $2,814.00 $831.97 – $1,247.96
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $2,814.00 $823.06 – $1,447.43

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