Critical care (first hour) cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 5 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes as an inpatient: from $230.40 to $3,826.00, with a median of $2,384.28. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital — $2,153.88 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $2,109.15 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 99291,25 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $230.40 | $512.00 | $152.06–$460.80 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $230.40 | $512.00 | $152.06–$460.80 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 99291,25 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $260.70 | $474.00 | $141.73–$426.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $260.70 | $474.00 | $141.73–$426.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 99291 - Critical Care | $966.60 | $2,148.00 | $637.96–$1,933.20 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 99291 - Critical Care | $2,384.28 | $6,623.00 | $1,668.84–$5,960.70 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 99291 - Critical Care | $3,152.60 | $5,732.00 | $1,713.87–$5,158.80 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC ED CRITICAL CARE:INIT 30-74 MN | $3,642.50 | $7,285.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC ED CRITICAL CARE:INIT 30-74 MN | $3,826.00 | $7,652.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $230.40, median $2,384.28, highest $3,826.00 — a 16.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,986.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99291 ($1,841.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN99291,25 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $138.24 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $138.24 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN99291,25 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $170.64 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $170.64 | file |