Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Critical care first hour
Bangor, ME
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Acadia Hospital’s median price of $300 is 75% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 6% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 14 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Optum commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $166.19 | $166.19 | $145.62 – $186.76 |
| 2 | Aetna mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $224.07 | $224.07 | $196.75 – $251.38 |
| 3 | Anthem mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $224.07 | $224.07 | $196.75 – $251.38 |
| 4 | Optum mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $228.55 | $228.55 | $200.69 – $256.41 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $228.55 | $228.55 | $200.69 – $256.41 |
| 6 | WellCare mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $228.55 | $228.55 | $200.69 – $256.41 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $380.68 | $380.68 | $342.64 – $418.71 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $392.12 | $392.12 | $344.31 – $439.92 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $420.75 | $420.75 | $379.33 – $462.16 |
| 10 | Anthem mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $815.51 | $815.51 | $815.51 – $815.51 |
| 11 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $831.82 | $831.82 | $831.82 – $831.82 |
| 12 | Optum mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $831.82 | $831.82 | $831.82 – $831.82 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $831.82 | $831.82 | $831.82 – $831.82 |
| 14 | WellCare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $831.82 | $831.82 | $831.82 – $831.82 |
Last updated: Mar 30, 2026
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