Critical care (first hour) cost in St. Johnsbury, VT
In St. Johnsbury, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $318.75 to $318.75, with a median of $318.75. Across Vermont, the median is $445.20 at 7 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 —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Johnsbury, VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury, VT · (802) 748-7400 CRITICAL CARE, FIRST HOUR ~P | $318.75 | $425.00 | $153.00–$425.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury, VT · (802) 748-7400 CRITICAL CARE, FIRST HOUR~P | $325.50 | $434.00 | $156.24–$434.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury, VT · (802) 748-7400 CRTCAL CARE- 1ST 30-74 - 99291 | $366.75 | $489.00 | $177.31–$464.55 | 25% | — source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury, VT · (802) 748-7400 CRITICAL CARE, FIRST HOUR | $366.75 | $489.00 | $177.31–$464.55 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $318.75, median $318.75, highest $318.75.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $318.75. 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 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99291 ($1,843.35). 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.
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury, VTCRITICAL CARE, FIRST HOUR~T | $41.25 | file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury, VTCRITICAL CARE, FIRST HOUR ~T | $48.00 | file |