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
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $449.55 $106.80 – $106.80
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $449.55 $106.80 – $106.80
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $449.55 $136.14 – $136.14
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $449.55 $106.80 – $106.80
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $449.55 $106.80 – $106.80
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $449.55 $98.86 – $98.86
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $449.55 $136.14 – $136.14
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $449.55 $136.14 – $136.14
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $450.17 $187.17 – $965.51
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $450.41 $62.60 – $1,193.10
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $452.37 $71.83 – $837.90
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $452.90 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $452.90 not published
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $453.97 $65.33 – $956.94
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $455.20 not published
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $456.72 $125.53 – $395.66
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $458.00 not published
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $458.40 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $458.40 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $458.40 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $460.00 $236.74 – $883.00
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $460.85 $39.44 – $205.20
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $460.85 $88.85 – $638.10
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $460.85 $91.96 – $638.10
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $460.85 $39.67 – $244.33
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $460.85 $118.40 – $638.10
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $460.85 $91.96 – $638.10
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $460.85 $122.66 – $638.10
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $460.85 $91.96 – $638.10
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $461.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $461.30 not published
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $461.60 $58.63 – $343.65
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $463.20 $113.87 – $527.46
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $463.20 $159.36 – $354.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $463.20 $159.36 – $410.05
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $465.92 $242.23 – $771.71
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $466.65 $71.83 – $906.01
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $468.60 $121.81 – $121.81
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $468.70 $71.83 – $733.04
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $470.00 $205.53 – $919.24
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $470.00 $207.00 – $921.30
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $474.60 $112.34 – $225.42
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $475.20 not published
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $476.50 $210.69 – $937.81

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