Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99244 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes as an inpatient: from $139.10 to $591.20, with a median of $399.15. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 99244, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 12, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$139.10Mercy Hospital
Median$399.15half pay less
Highest$591.20in this market
Difference4.3×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median
Lowest $139.10Highest $591.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF OFFICE CONSULT LVL 4 NEW $139.10 $535.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF CONSULT LVL 4 NEW $139.10 $535.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF OFFICE CONSULT LVL 4 EST $139.10 $535.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF CONSULT LVL 4 EST $139.10 $535.00 74%
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MaineHealth Portland, ME HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT LEVEL IV $179.55 $179.55 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 40 MINUTES $399.15 $399.15 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT LEVEL IV $441.60 $441.60 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 40 MINUTES $455.10 $455.10 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 40 MINUTES $527.65 $527.65 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 40 MINUTES $573.65 $573.65 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 40 MINUTES - AMBULATORY RATE $591.20 $591.20 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $139.10, median $399.15, highest $591.20 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $179.55 — 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.