Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99291 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Critical care (first hour) cost in Astoria, OR — inpatient

In Astoria, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes as an inpatient: from $610.50 to $610.50, with a median of $610.50. Across Oregon, the median is $830.40 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99291, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$610.50Providence Seaside Hospital
Median$610.50half pay less
Highest$610.50in 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 Astoria, OR.

median
Lowest $610.50Highest $3,801.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Seaside Hospital lowest Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC PR ED 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR CDM $610.50 $814.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Seaside Hospital lowest Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC PR 99291 CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJURED PATIENT INIT 30-74 MIN CDM $610.50 $814.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC ED CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR CDM $3,801.75 $5,069.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $610.50, median $610.50, highest $610.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $610.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code bills care for a life-threatening illness or injury for the first 30 to 74 minutes. It appears on emergency department bills after serious cases and in intensive care.

What the price covers

The price is the hospital's charge. Additional half hours use 99292, and the doctor bills separately.