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
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $997.11 $0.01 – $1,546.68
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $1,019.73 $1,326.65 – $6,467.97
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $1,019.73 $1,281.94 – $5,244.30
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $1,019.73 $742.36 – $5,244.30
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $1,019.73 $1,326.65 – $4,952.95
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $1,021.00 $162.39 – $1,379.86
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $1,022.58 $669.38 – $1,538.80
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $1,029.12 $439.12 – $968.06
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $1,044.73 $144.26 – $1,862.00
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $1,077.05 $115.77 – $2,880.00
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $1,079.17 $115.77 – $2,880.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $1,082.88 $537.60 – $1,664.00
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $1,087.80 $159.21 – $1,631.70
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $1,092.48 $439.12 – $968.06
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $1,096.33 $945.34 – $1,881.23
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $1,123.85 $189.36 – $750.36
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $1,125.50 $822.06 – $846.24
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $1,125.50 $822.06 – $846.24
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $1,130.96 $645.90 – $2,808.26
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $1,135.82 $126.95 – $3,541.11
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $1,135.82 $126.95 – $3,021.70
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $1,135.82 $126.95 – $3,021.70
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $1,135.82 $126.95 – $3,188.57
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $1,137.50 $885.19 – $1,434.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $1,137.50 $866.60 – $1,434.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $1,137.50 $866.60 – $1,434.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $1,137.50 $885.19 – $1,434.00
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $1,140.10 $189.36 – $750.36
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $1,152.00 $479.04 – $968.06
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $1,153.20 $166.79 – $867.60
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $1,154.38 $920.87 – $1,976.00
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $1,156.61 $186.69 – $1,974.70
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $1,185.60 $159.21 – $553.28
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $1,188.18 $192.33 – $1,097.10
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $1,198.40 not published
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $1,200.00 $479.04 – $968.06
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $1,202.93 $148.50 – $1,890.68
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $1,205.00 $162.39 – $1,391.25
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $1,211.94 $248.97 – $3,206.04
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $1,211.94 $248.97 – $1,803.40
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $1,211.94 $248.97 – $1,931.42
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $1,211.94 $248.97 – $377.12
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $1,211.94 $248.97 – $377.12
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $1,211.94 $248.97 – $248.97
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $1,217.84 $932.65 – $1,855.97
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $1,223.72 $945.34 – $2,179.00
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $1,226.40 $2,505.10 – $2,505.10
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $1,239.04 $397.50 – $1,699.83
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $1,240.20 $126.95 – $659.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $1,240.20 $122.23 – $741.77

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