Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99244 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in Charleston-North Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes as an inpatient: from $194.35 to $544.05, with a median of $369.20.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99244, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$194.35Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC
Median$369.20half pay less
Highest$544.05in this market
Difference2.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $194.35Highest $544.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC lowest Charleston, SC HC Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes $194.35 $299.00 35%
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC Gbl Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Mod Mdm 40 Minutes $544.05 $837.00 35%
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Inpatient: lowest $194.35, median $369.20, highest $544.05 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $369.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is an office or outpatient consultation requested by another clinician, with moderate complexity decision making or at least 40 minutes of total time on the visit date under 2023 rules. It is used for more involved problems.

What the price covers

The price covers the specialist's consultation. Tests, procedures and any hospital facility fee are billed separately.