Critical care (first hour) cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $450.00 to $5,166.85, with a median of $3,537.30. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel Dublin — $3,087.30 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,937.75 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 99291, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel Dublin lowest Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 PR Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $450.00 | $450.00 | $126.95–$450.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 PR Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $579.15 | — | $141.20–$444.93 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 PR Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $579.15 | — | $197.03–$579.15 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH PR Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $579.40 | — | $197.03–$579.40 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJURED PATIENT INIT 30-74 MIN | $791.10 | $879.00 | $148.26–$659.25 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $1,453.92 | $2,236.80 | $84.46–$2,169.70 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Critical Care First 30 To 74 Min | $3,058.90 | $4,706.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Critical Care First 30 To 74 Min | $3,308.50 | $5,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Critical Care First 30 To 74 Min | $3,766.10 | $5,794.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Critical Care First 30 To 74 Min | $3,766.10 | $5,794.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Critical Care First 30 To 74 Min | $3,766.10 | $5,794.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Critical Care First 30 To 74 Min | $3,766.10 | $5,794.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Critical Care First 30 To 74 Min | $3,766.10 | $5,794.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Critical Care First 30 To 74 Min | $3,766.10 | $5,794.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 99291-TEAM CRIT CARE FIRST 30-74 MINS | $4,095.00 | $4,550.00 | $2,957.50–$4,459.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $5,166.85 | $7,949.00 | $632.00–$8,117.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $5,166.85 | $7,949.00 | $632.00–$8,117.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $5,166.85 | $7,949.00 | $632.00–$8,117.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $5,166.85 | $7,949.00 | $700.18–$8,117.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $5,166.85 | $7,949.00 | $632.00–$8,117.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $5,166.85 | $7,949.00 | $632.00–$8,117.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Trauma Evaluation W/O Pre Notification Critical Care | $9,625.85 | $14,809.00 | $632.00–$14,809.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Partial Trauma W/O Pre Notification Critical Care | $12,992.85 | $19,989.00 | $632.00–$19,989.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Full Trauma W/O Pre Notification Critical Care | $14,247.35 | $21,919.00 | $632.00–$21,919.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $450.00, median $3,537.30, highest $5,166.85 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $3,766.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.