Critical care (first hour) cost in Utica, NY
In Utica-Rome, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $356.40 to $903.48, with a median of $543.78. The lowest listed price is at Mvhs — $187.38 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,539.00 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 99291, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mvhs lowest Utica, NY Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $356.40 | $594.00 | $84.68–$483.83 | 40% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC Trauma Critical Care Emergency Room First 30-74 Minutes | $543.78 | $2,014.00 | $1,067.91–$925.06 | 73% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC Emergency Critical Care Without Trauma First 30-74 Minutes | $590.37 | $2,186.57 | $1,067.91–$925.06 | 73% | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Critical care first hour | $903.48 | $2,238.00 | $182.00–$1,017.45 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Critical care first hour | $903.48 | $2,238.00 | $182.00–$1,017.45 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Crit care (1st hour) | $903.48 | $2,238.00 | $182.00–$1,017.45 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Crit care (1st hour) | $903.48 | $2,238.00 | $182.00–$1,017.45 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Critical Care 30-74 Min | $3,759.00 | $6,265.00 | $242.13–$4,698.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Critical Care 30-74 Min | $3,759.00 | $6,265.00 | $242.13–$4,698.75 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $356.40, median $543.78, highest $903.48 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,331.24. 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 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 1 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99291 ($1,856.80). 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.
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NYCAH PR Critical Care, E/M 30-74 Minutes | $116.76 | file |
| Mvhs Utica, NYCritical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $155.40 | file |