Code: 99218

Description:
ROUTINE OBSERVATION
Other Descriptions:
ROUTINE OBSERVATION
OBS CARE INITIAL COMP LOW
INITIAL OBSERVATION CARE DAY 30 MINUTES
PC INITIAL OBSERVATION CARE DAY 30 MINUTES
OBSERV LOW CMPLEXITY
INITIAL HOSP OBSERV CARE - LOW COMPX
HC OBSERVATION EA ADDL HR ICU
HC OBSERVATION EA ADDL HR MED/SURG
HC OBSERVATION EA ADDL HR OB/GYN
Related codes:
Code: 99211
REM/ADJ DEV/CATH ONLY EP
Code: 99212
OP VISIT LEVEL 2 EST
Code: 99213
OP VISIT LEVEL 3 EST
Code: 99214
OP VISIT LEVEL 4 EST
Code: 99215
OP VISIT LEVEL 5 EST
Code: 99217
OBS CARE DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT
Code: 99219
OBS CARE INITIAL COMP MOD
State Average # Hospitals In Database
Pennsylvania (PA) $106 2
Mississippi (MS) $107 4
Oklahoma (OK) $114 3
New York (NY) $132 1
Nebraska (NE) $138 4
North Carolina (NC) $147 13
Kansas (KS) $155 7
Maryland (MD) $161 2
Vermont (VT) $162 4
Rhode Island (RI) $173 2
Illinois (IL) $174 7
Delaware (DE) $185 1
New Mexico (NM) $196 1
Iowa (IA) $202 2
New Hampshire (NH) $207 2
Tennessee (TN) $221 3
Missouri (MO) $231 1
West Virginia (WV) $236 3
Washington (WA) $240 1
Utah (UT) $241 2
Texas (TX) $241 19
Maine (ME) $256 9
Wisconsin (WI) $259 12
South Dakota (SD) $266 2
Connecticut (CT) $289 5
Georgia (GA) $308 8
Kentucky (KY) $308 2
Florida (FL) $311 50
Massachusetts (MA) $317 17
Nevada (NV) $330 3
Minnesota (MN) $346 8
Idaho (ID) $445 12
California (CA) $512 12
South Carolina (SC) $559 4
Ohio (OH) $586 10
Indiana (IN) $895 15
Oregon (OR) $1,379 3
Hawaii (HI) $2,072 6
Alabama (AL) $7,135 7
Michigan (MI) $8,987 159
Arizona (AZ) $9,103 3

ChargemasterDB by Joseph Paul Cohen
A database of US hospital prices based on data made available by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS price transparancy rule 45 CFR ยง180.