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
PROLONGED SERVICE IN THE INPATIENT OR OBSERVATION SETTING, REQUIRING UNIT/FLOOR TIME BEYOND THE USUAL SERVICE; FIRST HOUR (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR INPATIENT OR OBSERVATION EVALUATION A
CONROE, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe’s median price of $890 is 506% above the median hospital's median price ($147), higher than 95% of the 398 hospitals reporting CPT 99356. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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