Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99281 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Level 1 ER visit cost in Celina, OH — inpatient

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor as an inpatient: from $28.09 to $28.09, with a median of $28.09. Across Ohio, the median is $288.90 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99281, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$28.09Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Median$28.09half pay less
Highest$28.09in 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 Celina, OH.

median
Lowest $28.09Highest $202.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital lowest Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Pr Emergency Department Visit May Not Req Phys/Qhp $28.09 $28.09 — — May 1, 2026
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Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Emergency Room Level 1 $202.70 $202.70 — — May 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $28.09, median $28.09, highest $28.09.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $28.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.

What the price covers

The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.