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.
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HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES
Sparta, NC
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Alleghany County Memorial Hospital, Inc’s median price of $1.1k is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 47% 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, 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 | Bcbs Nc hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $281.07 | $281.07 | $281.07 – $281.07 |
| 2 | Bcbs Nc ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $281.07 | $281.07 | $281.07 – $281.07 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nc blue value facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $481.60 | $481.60 | $481.60 – $481.60 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.90 | $878.90 | $878.90 – $878.90 |
| 5 | Ambetter individual market facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.90 | $878.90 | $878.90 – $878.90 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.90 | $878.90 | $878.90 – $878.90 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.90 | $878.90 | $878.90 – $878.90 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,106 | $1,106 | $1,106 – $1,106 |
| 9 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,106 | $1,106 | $1,106 – $1,106 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,561 | $1,561 | $1,561 – $1,561 |
| 11 | Cigna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,171 | $2,171 | $2,171 – $2,171 |
| 12 | Cigna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,171 | $2,171 | $2,171 – $2,171 |
| 13 | Medcost ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,378 | $2,378 | $2,378 – $2,378 |
| 14 | Medcost ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,378 | $2,378 | $2,378 – $2,378 |
Last updated: Aug 12, 2025
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