Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99291 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Critical care (first hour) cost in Blue Hill, ME — inpatient

In Blue Hill, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes as an inpatient: from $499.87 to $499.87, with a median of $499.87. Across Maine, the median is $675.50 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99291, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$499.87Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Median$499.87half pay less
Highest$499.87in this market
Difference1.0×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 Blue Hill, ME.

median
Lowest $499.87Highest $692.64

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital lowest Blue Hill, ME · (207) 374-2836 ICU 1ST HOUR $499.87 $1,351.00 $878.15–$1,351.00 63% —
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Blue Hill Memorial Hospital lowest Blue Hill, ME · (207) 374-2836 CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN PF $499.87 $1,351.00 $878.15–$1,351.00 63% —
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Blue Hill Memorial Hospital lowest Blue Hill, ME · (207) 374-2836 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR PF $499.87 $1,351.00 $878.15–$1,351.00 63% —
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Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill, ME · (207) 374-2836 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR F $692.64 $1,872.00 $1,216.80–$1,872.00 63% —
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Inpatient: lowest $499.87, median $499.87, highest $499.87.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $499.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.