Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99291 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Critical care (first hour) cost in DeKalb, MS — inpatient

In DeKalb, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes as an inpatient: from $1,137.12 to $1,137.12, with a median of $1,137.12. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,038.24 at 51 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99291, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,137.12Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital

Median$1,137.12half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,137.12in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC CRITICAL CARE (30-74 MINUTES) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,137.12	$1,648.00	—	31%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,137.12, median $1,137.12, highest $1,137.12.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,137.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.