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
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $541.27 $153.36 – $676.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $541.27 $202.99 – $676.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $541.27 $108.25 – $676.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $541.27 $99.23 – $676.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $541.27 $115.83 – $676.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $541.27 $135.32 – $676.58
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $541.27 $72.17 – $676.58
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $543.40 $185.12 – $615.00
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $544.20 $166.49 – $232.50
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $548.28 $89.79 – $2,512.95
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $551.20 $151.20 – $620.10
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $551.20 $151.20 – $620.10
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $551.52 $594.22 – $766.00
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $552.00 $49.13 – $968.97
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $552.00 $27.11 – $763.74
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $553.70 $189.92 – $438.50
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $553.80 not published
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $554.83 $329.81 – $343.70
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $556.00 $22.50 – $221.22
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $565.20 not published
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $565.60 $60.09 – $527.14
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $566.50 $40.92 – $383.72
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $573.99 $103.67 – $451.22
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $573.99 $103.67 – $451.22
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $574.50 $39.30 – $1,266.56
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $577.20 $140.61 – $1,366.89
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $577.67 $71.83 – $1,587.00
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $580.00 $151.20 – $652.50
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $586.18 $65.44 – $146.28
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $586.50 not published
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $586.50 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $590.25 $118.05 – $737.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $590.25 $108.21 – $885.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $590.25 $196.75 – $885.38
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $590.25 $186.91 – $787.00
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $594.31 $199.58 – $199.58
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $596.88 $91.17 – $829.00
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $598.26 $107.67 – $953.16
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $601.86 $210.99 – $295.38
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $604.20 $72.69 – $774.90
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $605.40 $227.94 – $232.50
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $605.52 $91.17 – $841.00
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $607.20 $43.23 – $250.38
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $608.00 not published
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $611.10 $237.02 – $622.19
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $611.25 $206.28 – $371.30
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $612.04 $89.52 – $1,027.04
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $612.44 $107.67 – $933.72
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $612.50 $68.55 – $302.12
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $613.00 $40.92 – $355.32

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