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, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes
SPRING, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest’s median price of $3.5k is 195% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 87% 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, 32 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 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,532 | $1,436 | $1,244 – $1,532 |
| 2 | Aetna qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $2,537 | $2,537 | $2,537 – $2,537 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,192 | $2,992 | $2,591 – $3,192 |
| 4 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $3,343 | $3,343 | $3,343 – $3,343 |
| 5 | Aetna nbhmo case rate · outpatient | $3,372 | $3,372 | $3,372 – $3,372 |
| 6 | Aetna nbpos case rate · outpatient | $3,372 | $3,372 | $3,372 – $3,372 |
| 7 | Humana hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,514 | $3,514 | $3,514 – $3,514 |
| 8 | Humana ppo case rate · outpatient | $3,514 | $3,514 | $3,514 – $3,514 |
| 9 | Aetna commhmo case rate · outpatient | $3,582 | $3,582 | $3,582 – $3,582 |
| 10 | Aetna commpos case rate · outpatient | $3,582 | $3,582 | $3,582 – $3,582 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare globalappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,104 | $3,846 | $3,331 – $4,104 |
| 12 | Aetna nbppo case rate · outpatient | $3,999 | $3,999 | $3,999 – $3,999 |
| 13 | Aetna oonhmo case rate · outpatient | $4,213 | $4,213 | $4,213 – $4,213 |
| 14 | Aetna oonpos case rate · outpatient | $4,213 | $4,213 | $4,213 – $4,213 |
| 15 | Aetna commppo case rate · outpatient | $4,248 | $4,248 | $4,248 – $4,248 |
| 16 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $4,258 | $4,258 | $4,258 – $4,258 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth case rate · outpatient | $4,520 | $4,520 | $4,520 – $4,520 |
| 18 | Aetna asahmo case rate · outpatient | $4,551 | $4,551 | $4,551 – $4,551 |
| 19 | Aetna asapos case rate · outpatient | $4,551 | $4,551 | $4,551 – $4,551 |
| 20 | First Health comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,861 | $4,556 | $3,946 – $4,861 |
| 21 | Aetna oonppo case rate · outpatient | $4,996 | $4,996 | $4,996 – $4,996 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $5,320 | $5,320 | $5,320 – $5,320 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav case rate · outpatient | $5,360 | $5,360 | $5,360 – $5,360 |
| 24 | Aetna asappo case rate · outpatient | $5,399 | $5,399 | $5,399 – $5,399 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient | $5,457 | $5,457 | $5,457 – $5,457 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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