IV Medicine Infusion (each additional hour) cost at US hospitals

Intravenous infusion for therapy, prophylaxis or diagnosis, each additional hour · CPT 96366

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IV Medicine Infusion (each additional hour)

This is the add-on code for infusion time beyond the first hour. It is never billed alone — it attaches to an initial infusion service and is repeated for each further hour the drip runs. Because it is priced by the clock, a slow infusion costs more to administer than a fast one carrying exactly the same drug.

$20.16

lowest cash price

$154.00

national median

$1,054.17

highest cash price

864

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $20.16–$1,054.17 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$20.16

Claiborne Medical Center — Tazewell, TN

Most expensive published cash price

$1,054.17

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital — Santa Rosa, CA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($103.90) → Sep 1, 2026 ($177.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $226.20 $247.26 $535.08
Arizona 23 $31.94 $76.08 $410.33
Arkansas 11 $41.55 $153.40 $276.00
California 90 $20.40 $192.40 $1,054.17
Colorado 17 $48.64 $159.02 $982.46
Florida 80 $119.70 $258.70 $972.77
Georgia 25 $106.47 $206.00 $283.90
Hawaii 2 $134.40 $134.40 $225.75
Illinois 49 $64.20 $155.00 $425.40
Indiana 26 $95.75 $162.00 $372.28
Iowa 18 $26.88 $87.80 $890.15
Kansas 11 $68.00 $225.55 $530.07
Kentucky 21 $38.12 $116.40 $448.20
Louisiana 2 $56.16 $56.16 $56.16
Maine 7 $81.80 $129.75 $465.15
Maryland 2 $937.80 $937.80 $937.80
Michigan 27 $64.39 $244.00 $278.00
Minnesota 19 $112.28 $190.40 $248.00
Mississippi 11 $22.14 $48.00 $89.44
Missouri 20 $57.20 $234.30 $287.95
Montana 2 $80.00 $80.00 $94.40
Nebraska 13 $26.88 $46.20 $118.69
Nevada 4 $43.51 $98.61 $137.57
New Hampshire 1 $279.75 $279.75 $279.75
New Jersey 21 $50.43 $94.03 $154.21
New Mexico 2 $350.70 $350.70 $350.70
New York 23 $54.60 $54.60 $645.00
North Carolina 15 $27.15 $27.15 $773.96
North Dakota 4 $121.60 $121.60 $216.80
Ohio 68 $67.00 $173.40 $611.25
Oklahoma 17 $67.62 $157.95 $287.00
Oregon 13 $37.80 $253.50 $438.75
Pennsylvania 35 $85.20 $251.40 $697.80
South Carolina 11 $29.50 $127.20 $187.50
South Dakota 7 $161.60 $180.80 $245.60
Tennessee 37 $20.16 $36.00 $696.68
Texas 113 $44.85 $171.50 $366.64
Virginia 35 $35.42 $154.00 $208.80
Washington 31 $60.80 $119.08 $309.40
West Virginia 16 $45.00 $392.00 $1,023.00
Wisconsin 33 $84.93 $143.88 $232.14
Wyoming 4 $72.66 $73.20 $110.41

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $21.85 – $23.00
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $23.75 – $24.25
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL not published $23.75 – $24.25
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL not published $22.31 – $22.31
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL not published $21.85 – $23.00
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL not published $21.85 – $23.00
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $21.85 – $22.31
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL not published $21.85 – $22.31
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $107.02 – $109.27
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $21.85 – $23.00
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $21.85 – $22.31
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $21.85 – $22.31
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $21.85 – $22.31
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $23.75 – $24.25
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $73.09 – $76.17
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $73.09 – $76.17
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $73.09 – $76.17
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO not published $73.09 – $76.17
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $73.09 – $76.17
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $73.09 – $76.17
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE, TX not published $51.43 – $51.43
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA not published $222.59 – $222.59
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA not published $222.59 – $222.59
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $21.76 – $76.84
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $21.76 – $80.30
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $26.83 – $26.83
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN not published $24.23 – $24.23
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN not published $29.77 – $29.77
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN not published $25.10 – $25.10
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN not published $27.70 – $27.70
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $29.43 – $29.43
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $60.45 – $60.45
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX not published $60.45 – $60.45
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $60.45 – $60.45
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX not published $60.45 – $60.45
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $60.45 – $60.45
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $60.45 – $60.45
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $60.45 – $60.45
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $60.45 – $60.45
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $25.67 – $70.38
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $44.71 – $113.12

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