Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99291 Outpatient

Critical care (first hour) cost in Norwich, CT

In Norwich, CT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $929.00 to $929.00, with a median of $929.00. Across Connecticut, the median is $920.00 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99291, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$929.00The William W Backus Hospital
Median$929.00half pay less
Highest$929.00in 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 Norwich, CT.

median
Lowest $929.00Highest $5,890.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
The William W Backus Hospital lowest Norwich, CT · (860) 889-8331 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $929.00 $929.00 $317.67–$413.51 — —
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The William W Backus Hospital Norwich, CT · (860) 889-8331 HC CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJURED PATIENT INIT 30-74 MIN $5,890.00 $5,890.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $929.00, median $929.00, highest $929.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $929.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.