Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99244 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Specialist consult, extended cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes as an inpatient: from $151.89 to $151.89, with a median of $151.89. Across North Dakota, the median is $210.75 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99244, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$151.89Altru Hospital
Median$151.89half pay less
Highest$151.89in this market
Difference1.0×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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $151.89Highest $251.32

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC OFFICE CONSULT LEVEL IV $151.89 $249.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 40 MINUTES $251.32 $412.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $151.89, median $151.89, highest $151.89.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $189.18 — 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.