▸ Procedure · inpatient · CPT 99221

Initial hospital care, low complexity

What US hospitals charge for initial hospital care, low complexity — negotiated rates by payer + state-by-state pricing.

Hospitals
625
Rate rows
20,167
Neg. median
$92.96
Neg. min
$1
Neg. max
$40,909
Cash median
$166.05

Across 625 US hospitals publishing MRFs, the negotiated rate for Initial hospital care, low complexity ranges from $1 to $40,909, with a median of $92.96. Half of all rates fall between $72.73 and $211.13. Cash-pay patients typically pay $166.05; hospital list (gross) prices median $283.

By payer

Top 30 payers by hospital coverage for this code.

PayerHospitalsRatesMedian rate
UnitedHealthcare3541463$96.47
Blue Cross Blue Shield3532032$99.71
Aetna3201156$80
Cigna256583$111
Humana233477$77.67
WellCare131214$77.82
Multiplan113371$309.4
First Health94282$303.17
Medicaid82666$54.5
Molina69219$76.22
Medicare65532$78.55
amerihealth58153$94.32
medcost56110$211.13
medica44459$237.46
choicecare3842$160.48
health partners open network3737$167.73
amerihealth caritas3741$90.3
healthy blue3535$90.3
carolina complete health3535$90.3
Ambetter3437$171.19
alliance3434$91.2
fidelis care3355$69.09
health partners33297$304.85
meridian3362$62.91
trillium3232$89.41
sanford health plan32249$218.52
partners3232$90.3
Self-Pay (Cash)3131$20.83
phcs3048$134.71
vaya3030$90.3

By state

States with ≥2 reporting hospitals.

StateHospitalsMedian rate
AL9$202.15
AR3$94.67
AZ3$163.4
CA5$191.29
CO2$81.29
DE2$78.95
GA4$78.87
HI6$81.13
IA25$143.04
IL36$78.65
IN16$97.63
KS10$136.4
KY8$72.79
LA2$288.88
MA7$85
MD3$107.43
MI25$97
MN17$279.71
MO6$61.76
MS4$76.87
NC21$75.15
ND5$135.6
NE2$107.7
NJ12$85
NY8$90.15
OH5$79
OK3$94.08
PA14$106
SC4$72.73
TN12$148
TX23$97.63
VA2
VT5$91.59
WA3$92.43
WI17$140.27
WV10$67.66

Top 20 by lowest negotiated rate

Lowest median negotiated rate among hospitals publishing for this code.