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
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $658.32 – $3,171.00
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL not published $255.11 – $255.11
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN not published $38.08 – $330.48

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