CPT 99291

Critical Care E&M

Current code46 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Prices for CPT 99291 by hospital
HospitalCommercial insurance rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
BHC Fairfax HospitalKirkland$478 – $1,3304 plans$996 – $1,900$996 – $1,900
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27$7,894 – $8,4752 plans$3,947 – $3,988$9,868 – $9,970
Cascade Medical CenterLeavenworth$371 – $1,8432 plansDoctor’s fee: $371 – $1,075$2,351Doctor’s fee: $1,372$2,939Doctor’s fee: $1,715
Cascade Valley HospitalArlington$432 – $4,57211 plans$4,064$5,080
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee—$888$987
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27$3,611 – $6,9332 plans$2,034 – $3,799$5,086 – $9,497
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland$329 – $5,39728 plans$4,002$5,002
EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe$329 – $5,18217 plans$4,002 – $4,458$5,002 – $5,572
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,729$5,328
Island HospitalAnacortes$306 – $1,77415 plans$462 – $4,500$462 – $4,500
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,292$6,132
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$499Doctor’s fee: $324 – $499$768Doctor’s fee: $499 – $768
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$6,454 – $7,8946 plans$3,947$9,868
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27$7,2042 plans$3,947$9,868
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27$7,2042 plans$3,947$9,868
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27$7,2042 plans$3,947$9,868
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27$3,662 – $6,8382 plans$2,034 – $3,799$5,086 – $9,497
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24$1,207 – $2,1606 plans$1,728$2,160
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueFile dated 2026-04-01—$2,708$5,415
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$5,294 – $5,573$7,563 – $7,962
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaFile dated 2026-04-01—$5,980$11,500
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$6,768 – $7,242$9,669 – $10,346
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01—$372 – $1,198$532 – $1,712
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01—$1,109 – $3,887$2,133 – $7,475
Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelahFile dated 2026-04-01—$437 – $1,393$624 – $1,990
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01—$489 – $2,811$698 – $4,015
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaFile dated 2026-04-01—$5,980 – $6,533$11,500 – $12,563
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$338 – $8,789152 plans$9,156$661 – $9,156
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01—$1,798 – $2,376$3,746 – $4,950
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$1,798 – $2,376$3,746 – $4,950
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$1,798 – $2,376$3,746 – $4,950
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$7,2042 plans$3,947$9,868
Three Rivers HospitalBrewster—Doctor’s fee: $550Doctor’s fee: $550
Trios HealthKennewick——$8,883
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,300$6,142
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle$3,130 – $3,9104 plans$2,492$4,887
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27$2,696 – $4,9341 plan$1,926 – $3,524$4,815 – $8,811

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
$346 in an office; $211 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
$315 in an office; $199 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national)
$844 (APC 5041)

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 99291:

  • 99291P (with a letter after it, P; 6 price lines)