Critical care (first hour) cost in Dallas, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 39 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $729.75 to $6,886.73, with a median of $1,929.60. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas — $1,199.85 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,540.23 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 39 facilities across 22 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 Jan 31, 2025 and Jun 29, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJURED PATIENT INIT 30-74 MIN | $729.75 | $973.00 | $183.81–$1,210.45 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Frisco Medical Center Frisco, TX · (214) 407-5000 ED CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN | $944.60 | $1,574.33 | $2,884.00 | 40% | Jan 31, 2025 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas, TX · (214) 443-3000 ED Critical Care, eval & mgmt of critically injured pt, 99291 | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $3,840.00–$8,427.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX · (469) 495-2000 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $572.13–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX · (972) 747-1000 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $370.48–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX · (682) 212-2004 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $330.28–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX · (817) 444-8700 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $352.15–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center Plano, TX LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $462.14–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX · (817) 641-2251 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $324.17–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX · (940) 898-7000 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $301.02–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX · (972) 419-1530 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $484.33–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX · (972) 981-8000 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $393.64–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX · (817) 748-8700 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $352.15–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 433-5000 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $264.03–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford, TX LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $347.33–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX · (972) 932-7200 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $301.02–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX · (469) 698-1000 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $308.09–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX · (817) 548-6200 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $324.17–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 345-6789 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $301.02–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 250-2100 LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $416.79–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| AMH Cath Labs Arlington, TX LVL-6 CRITICAL CARE-1ST 30-74M | $1,929.60 | $3,216.00 | $286.22–$45,861.00 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 HCHG CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $2,122.50 | $4,245.00 | $613.23–$10,480.00 | 50% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX · (972) 963-3333 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $677.39–$9,739.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX · (972) 579-8100 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $465.71–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $788.30–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-2000 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $508.05–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX · (972) 412-2273 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $465.71–$9,739.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX · (940) 220-0600 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $465.71–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $770.11–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-3278 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $543.61–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 820-0600 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $338.70–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 926-2544 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $677.39–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX · (945) 339-0500 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $788.30–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX · (469) 742-2200 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $719.73–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX · (817) 481-1588 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $635.06–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 820-8082 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $719.73–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · (972) 923-7000 HC CRITICAL CARE | $2,540.23 | $4,233.71 | $635.06–$6,643.00 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX · (972) 892-3000 ED Critical Care, eval & mgmt of critically injured pt, 99291 | $2,945.40 | $4,909.00 | $808.45–$9,348.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $6,886.73 | $6,886.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $6,886.73 | $6,886.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $729.75, median $1,929.60, highest $6,886.73 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 38 facilities here, median $1,929.60. 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 37 of 37 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.