What does code 99304 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 99304 ranges from $128 to $746. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

99304 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Nursing facility care init" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

99304

HCPCS

Nursing facility care init

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 99304 (Nursing facility care init) appears at 26 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $128 to $746. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 99304 vary by about 5.8× across the 5 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $128 to $746. Shopping around can matter.

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$128

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$746

Highest cash

code 99304 cash price8 disclosed · 5 hospitals

$128median ~$160$746

Lowest cash price by hospital

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$128 – $746

Polson · 1 hospital$128
Healdsburg · 1 hospital$143
Cadillac · 1 hospital$178
Valdez · 1 hospital$255
Kodiak · 1 hospital$746

29 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Nursing facility care init Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	99304 HCPCS	—	—	$237 – $237	—
Initial Nursing Facility Care/Day Low Severity 99304 Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Cadillac	99304 CPT	$209	$178	$125 – $852	—
Initial Nursing Facility Care Per Day Low Severity 99304 Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Cadillac	99304 CPT	$209	$178	$125 – $852	—
HC PR 99304 INITIAL NURSING FACILITY CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MIN CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center	99304 HCPCS	$957	$746	—	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center	99304 HCPCS	—	—	$37.80 – $37.80	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center	99304 HCPCS	—	—	$37.80 – $37.80	—
HC PR 99304 INITIAL NURSING FACILITY CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MIN CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Valdez Medical Center	99304 HCPCS	$327	$255	—	—
HC PR 99304 INITIAL NURSING FACILITY CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MIN CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Healdsburg Hospital	99304 HCPCS	$281	$143	—	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	UCLA West Valley Medical Center	99304 HCPCS	—	—	$37.80 – $37.80	—
HC PR 99304 INITIAL NURSING FACILITY CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MIN RHC Outpatient	Providence St Joseph Medical Center	99304 HCPCS	$160	$128	—	—
HC PR 99304 INITIAL NURSING FACILITY CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MIN CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence St Joseph Medical Center	99304 HCPCS	$160	$128	—	—
HC PR 99304 INITIAL NURSING FACILITY CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MIN CDM Outpatient	Providence St Joseph Medical Center	99304 HCPCS	$160	$128	—	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center	99304 CPT	—	—	—	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont	99304 CPT	—	—	$206 – $206	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital	99304 CPT	—	—	—	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital	99304 CPT	—	—	$250 – $250	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital	99304 CPT	—	—	$250 – $250	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland	99304 CPT	—	—	$185 – $185	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital	99304 CPT	—	—	$222 – $222	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center	99304 CPT	—	—	$490 – $490	—
02-Telehealth Provided Other than in Patient s Home-Intl nrsng fclty cr pr dy evltn and Inpatient & outpatient	Jefferson Abington Hospital	99304 CPT	—	—	$43.75 – $237	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center	99304 CPT	—	—	—	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center	99304 CPT	—	—	—	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital	99304 CPT	—	—	—	—
1ST NF CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 Outpatient	Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center	99304 CPT	—	—	—	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 99304 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Munson Healthcare Cadillac Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center Providence Valdez Medical Center Healdsburg Hospital UCLA West Valley Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center Jefferson Abington Hospital Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

Code 99304: frequently asked

What does code 99304 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 99304 ranges from $128 to $746. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 99304?: 99304 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Nursing facility care init" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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