Critical care, first hour of physician time at Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

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CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR

Longview, TX

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Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview’s median price of $869 is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 30% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99291 at Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 16 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	Humana mm fee schedule · outpatient	$764.46	$764.46	$764.46 – $764.46
2	Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient	$804.69	$804.69	$804.69 – $804.69
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield mm fee schedule · outpatient	$804.69	$804.69	$804.69 – $804.69
4	Cigna healthspring medicare advantage mm fee schedule · outpatient	$804.69	$804.69	$804.69 – $804.69
5	WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$804.69	$804.69	$804.69 – $804.69
6	UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$820.78	$820.78	$820.78 – $820.78
7	Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo case rate · outpatient	$840.00	$840.00	$840.00 – $840.00
8	Cigna new business fee schedule · outpatient	$1,347	$1,347	$1,347 – $1,347
9	Healthcare Highways ppo case rate · outpatient	$1,908	$1,908	$1,908 – $1,908
10	UnitedHealthcare hix case rate · outpatient	$3,003	$3,003	$3,003 – $3,003
11	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$3,143	$3,143	$3,143 – $3,143
12	UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient	$5,557	$5,557	$5,557 – $5,557
13	Bcbs Tx hmo case rate · outpatient	$8,640	$8,640	$8,640 – $8,640
14	Bcbs Tx heb case rate · outpatient	$8,800	$8,800	$8,800 – $8,800
15	Bcbs Tx ppo case rate · outpatient	$9,640	$9,640	$9,640 – $9,640
16	Bcbs Tx traditional case rate · outpatient	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400 – $10,400

Last updated: Jan 12, 2026

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