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Critical Care, Each Additional 30 Minutes

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 99292

This covers extra time a doctor spends providing critical care to a patient with a life-threatening condition, billed in addition to the first period of critical care already accounted for. It applies when a critically ill patient requires ongoing, intensive attention beyond that initial period.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Critical Care, Each Additional 30 Minutes cost?

$115

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $123.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $100 to $9,333Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $91 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $115

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$115

AK $263NJ $97.72

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.