Critical care (first hour) cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $5,729.40 to $6,468.30, with a median of $5,729.40. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $2,535.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $5,729.40 | $9,549.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $5,729.40 | $9,549.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $5,729.40 | $9,549.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $5,729.40 | $9,549.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $6,468.30 | $21,561.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5,729.40, median $5,729.40, highest $6,468.30 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $5,729.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.