Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99291 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Critical care (first hour) cost in Longview, TX — inpatient

In Longview, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes as an inpatient: from $920.90 to $3,894.48, with a median of $2,407.69. The lowest listed price is at Henderson Hospital, LLC — $1,486.79 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,591.28 at 241 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99291, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$920.90Henderson Hospital, LLC
Median$2,407.69half pay less
Highest$3,894.48in this market
Difference4.2×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 Longview, TX.

median
Lowest $920.90Highest $3,894.48

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Henderson Hospital, LLC lowest Henderson, TX Critical care, first 30-74 minutes $920.90 $9,209.00 $735.13–$6,077.94 90% —
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Longview Medical Center one side Longview, TX · (903) 758-1818 CRITICAL CARE LT 74M $3,894.48 $14,424.01 $1,298.16–$12,260.41 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Longview Medical Center Longview, TX · (903) 758-1818 POST AR TRA EM LVCCF $3,894.48 $14,424.01 $1,298.16–$12,260.41 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Longview Medical Center one side Longview, TX · (903) 758-1818 ED-CRIT CARE LT 74M $3,894.48 $14,424.01 $1,298.16–$12,260.41 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $920.90, median $2,407.69, highest $3,894.48 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,758.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.