IV Medicine Infusion (first hour) cost at US hospitals

Intravenous infusion for therapy, prophylaxis or diagnosis, initial up to 1 hour · CPT 96365

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IV Medicine Infusion (first hour)

This code covers the first hour of running a drug into a vein as a drip — the nursing work of starting the line, mixing and hanging the bag, setting the rate, and watching the patient. It is the labor of delivering the medicine, not the medicine itself, which is billed on its own. It applies to drugs given for treatment, prevention, or diagnosis, and not to chemotherapy or plain hydration, which have their own codes.

$60.00

lowest cash price

$439.56

national median

$4,377.00

highest cash price

870

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $60.00–$4,377.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$60.00

Central Medical Center — Seattle, WA

Most expensive published cash price

$4,377.00

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital — Cortlandt Manor, NY

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($435.55) → Sep 1, 2026 ($493.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $474.60 $811.20 $1,035.84
Arizona 23 $122.45 $223.33 $586.18
Arkansas 11 $120.00 $153.40 $744.00
California 90 $61.00 $478.40 $1,984.91
Colorado 17 $190.73 $554.83 $1,150.93
Florida 80 $273.65 $922.00 $1,563.84
Georgia 25 $278.84 $678.00 $1,485.91
Hawaii 2 $209.92 $209.92 $441.75
Illinois 49 $190.00 $431.20 $1,008.60
Indiana 26 $389.62 $517.20 $1,519.28
Iowa 26 $120.48 $436.84 $3,301.41
Kansas 11 $179.60 $259.35 $814.26
Kentucky 21 $204.83 $418.20 $1,519.28
Louisiana 1 $282.88 $282.88 $282.88
Maine 7 $328.00 $461.60 $565.60
Maryland 2 $527.40 $527.40 $527.40
Michigan 27 $171.36 $608.00 $685.00
Minnesota 19 $280.67 $463.20 $705.60
Mississippi 11 $129.80 $210.42 $313.60
Missouri 20 $185.90 $420.75 $577.20
Montana 2 $443.20 $443.20 $516.80
Nebraska 13 $210.84 $313.32 $612.44
Nevada 4 $233.10 $352.40 $491.64
New Hampshire 1 $743.25 $743.25 $743.25
New Jersey 21 $200.46 $235.43 $397.37
New Mexico 2 $601.86 $601.86 $601.86
New York 23 $153.00 $249.32 $4,377.00
North Carolina 15 $378.00 $3,567.08 $3,567.08
North Dakota 4 $447.20 $447.20 $648.00
Ohio 68 $207.50 $432.90 $1,038.60
Oklahoma 17 $150.80 $229.40 $953.15
Oregon 13 $117.72 $674.25 $1,219.50
Pennsylvania 33 $292.80 $522.00 $1,350.40
South Carolina 11 $100.50 $375.00 $518.00
South Dakota 7 $491.20 $524.80 $580.00
Tennessee 37 $90.85 $104.32 $2,105.22
Texas 113 $144.00 $449.55 $1,876.96
Virginia 35 $90.85 $365.00 $676.20
Washington 32 $60.00 $430.08 $613.60
West Virginia 16 $204.00 $458.00 $997.00
Wisconsin 33 $235.00 $337.50 $623.15
Wyoming 4 $199.08 $270.00 $407.25

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $60.00 not published
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $61.00 $73.18 – $615.54
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $90.85 $61.37 – $536.17
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $90.85 $61.37 – $409.96
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $90.85 $61.37 – $536.17
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $90.85 $61.37 – $406.06
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $91.28 $89.89 – $293.40
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $92.55 $61.37 – $484.27
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $92.55 $61.37 – $421.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $92.55 $45.59 – $432.69
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $92.55 $61.37 – $420.70
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $92.55 $61.37 – $484.27
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $92.55 $61.37 – $463.15
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $92.55 $61.37 – $432.69
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $92.55 $61.37 – $452.42
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $92.55 $61.37 – $498.07
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $92.55 $61.37 – $452.42
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $92.55 $61.37 – $452.42
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $92.55 $61.37 – $420.70
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $94.54 $89.89 – $293.40
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $97.80 $76.56 – $293.40
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $97.80 $89.89 – $293.40
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $100.50 $183.97 – $217.61
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $102.48 $273.09 – $1,556.10
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $104.32 $107.86 – $293.40
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $106.40 $62.60 – $561.09
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $107.58 $89.89 – $293.40
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $107.58 $89.89 – $293.40
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $107.58 $89.89 – $293.40
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $107.58 $89.89 – $293.40
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $117.72 $66.50 – $150.00
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $120.00 $68.01 – $385.86
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $120.48 $103.63 – $236.18
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $122.00 $155.46 – $217.61
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $122.00 $197.83 – $217.61
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $122.45 $102.97 – $227.70
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $122.99 $84.35 – $236.18
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $129.80 $190.78 – $433.60
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $136.76 $210.69 – $214.90
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $143.01 $147.54 – $522.40
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $144.00 $120.85 – $309.74
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $146.48 $89.00 – $929.07
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $146.48 $89.00 – $753.30
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $146.48 $89.00 – $753.30
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $146.48 $66.96 – $711.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $148.43 $53.47 – $278.42
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $148.43 $53.47 – $278.42
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $148.43 $63.32 – $278.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $148.43 $53.47 – $282.49
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $148.43 $53.47 – $282.49

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