Critical care (first hour) cost in Utica, NY — inpatient
In Utica-Rome, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes as an inpatient: from $903.48 to $3,759.00, with a median of $2,331.24. The lowest listed price is at Rome Memorial Hospital — $1,427.76 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,619.98 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99291, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Memorial Hospital lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $903.48, median $2,331.24, highest $3,759.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $543.78 — 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.
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.
| Mvhs Utica, NYCritical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $155.40 | file |
| Mvhs Utica, NYCritical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $155.40 | file |