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
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $4,053.40 $1,041.41 – $5,612.40
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $4,053.40 $167.89 – $5,612.40
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $4,053.40 $1,078.83 – $5,612.40
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $4,053.40 $862.60 – $5,612.40
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $4,125.29 $819.47 – $1,842.44
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $4,125.29 $819.47 – $1,842.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $4,134.90 $121.60 – $442.63
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $4,149.00 $829.79 – $1,618.10
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $4,149.00 $829.79 – $3,319.17
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $4,149.00 $829.79 – $1,618.10
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $4,149.00 $829.79 – $1,618.10
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $4,149.00 $829.79 – $1,618.10
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $4,149.00 $829.79 – $1,659.59
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $4,149.00 not published
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $4,149.00 $829.79 – $1,618.10
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $4,150.00 not published
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $4,150.00 not published
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $4,198.40 $189.53 – $1,424.13
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $4,204.00 $947.21 – $1,762.00
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $4,226.94 $819.47 – $1,641.71
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $4,292.40 $360.01 – $2,606.64
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $4,321.51 $174.42 – $10,573.08
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $4,344.86 $95.45 – $1,694.49
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $4,385.33 $216.64 – $10,549.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $4,476.22 $185.32 – $18,196.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $4,488.57 $342.91 – $6,109.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $4,488.57 $342.91 – $6,109.00
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $4,512.75 $903.46 – $1,680.22
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $4,512.75 $903.46 – $3,065.33
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $4,512.75 $903.46 – $3,065.33
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $4,512.75 $903.46 – $3,065.33
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $4,512.75 $903.46 – $3,065.33
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $4,576.00 $750.36 – $1,718.52
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $4,643.73 not published
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $4,670.40 $201.38 – $525.53
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $4,671.60 $1,112.94 – $1,112.94
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $4,708.00 $375.20 – $1,111.61
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $4,708.00 $415.18 – $1,111.61
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $4,708.00 $401.93 – $1,111.61
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $4,708.00 $373.39 – $1,111.13
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $4,708.00 $402.58 – $1,111.61
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $4,724.20 $104.05 – $6,177.80
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $4,724.20 $166.46 – $3,634.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $4,724.20 $104.05 – $5,814.40
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $4,730.83 $819.47 – $1,439.69
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $4,733.33 $216.64 – $8,511.30
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $4,735.90 $122.23 – $3,299.00
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $4,768.80 $166.79 – $883.66
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $4,793.82 $782.04 – $2,267.93
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $4,793.82 $782.04 – $2,267.93

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