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
ED CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN
Oak Lawn, IL
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Advocate Christ Medical Center’s median price of $2.4k is 104% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 77% 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: 8 payers, 13 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 | Ambetter medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,274 | $1,274 | $1,274 – $1,274 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,274 | $1,274 | $1,274 – $1,274 |
| 3 | Oscar medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,318 | $1,318 | $1,318 – $1,318 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,318 | $1,318 | $1,267 – $1,369 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,442 | $1,442 | $1,442 – $1,442 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,185 | $2,185 | $2,185 – $2,185 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,390 | $2,390 | $2,106 – $2,673 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,859 | $2,859 | $2,859 – $2,859 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,916 | $2,916 | $2,916 – $2,916 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,240 | $3,240 | $3,240 – $3,240 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,240 | $3,240 | $3,240 – $3,240 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,452 | $7,178 | $5,568 – $9,513 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $11,010 | $11,010 | $11,010 – $11,010 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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