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
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $476.50 $210.69 – $937.81
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $476.50 $210.69 – $937.81
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $476.50 $210.69 – $937.81
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $476.50 $210.69 – $937.81
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $477.00 $41.27 – $222.60
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $478.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $478.40 not published
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $478.40 not published
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $478.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $478.40 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $478.40 not published
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $478.40 not published
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $478.40 not published
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $478.40 not published
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $478.40 not published
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $478.40 not published
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $478.40 not published
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $478.40 not published
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $478.55 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $478.55 not published
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $480.00 $227.94 – $232.50
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $480.50 $225.04 – $337.56
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $481.00 $225.04 – $337.56
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $481.25 not published
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $483.50 not published
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $488.00 $225.04 – $337.56
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $489.30 $60.09 – $121.33
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $489.50 $69.06 – $69.06
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $489.50 $225.04 – $337.56
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $490.20 $43.23 – $220.96
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $491.00 $40.92 – $358.24
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $491.20 $151.20 – $505.80
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $491.64 $61.38 – $1,129.53
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $492.00 not published
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $493.00 $214.23 – $321.35
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $493.00 $196.34 – $317.91
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $493.92 $71.83 – $1,006.46
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $493.92 $91.17 – $686.00
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $495.00 not published
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $495.00 $183.97 – $217.61
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $495.60 $227.94 – $232.50
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $497.60 $151.20 – $427.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $497.60 $151.20 – $427.50
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $497.70 not published
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $500.00 $151.20 – $562.50
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $501.60 $151.20 – $564.30
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $504.50 $225.04 – $337.56
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $504.50 not published
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $504.80 $151.20 – $567.90
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $504.80 $151.20 – $567.90

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