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
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $613.60 $246.31 – $1,144.70
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $613.60 $207.93 – $1,028.94
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $614.52 $51.75 – $239.66
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $618.00 $14.34 – $80.70
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $619.83 $222.12 – $503.48
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $620.00 $151.20 – $697.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $620.00 $22.79 – $217.11
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $623.15 $160.68 – $214.25
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $627.60 $14.34 – $80.70
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $641.55 $100.00 – $1,833.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $641.55 $85.90 – $1,833.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $641.55 $100.00 – $1,833.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $641.55 $100.00 – $1,833.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $641.55 $100.00 – $1,833.00
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $642.00 $213.67 – $416.66
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $642.00 $213.67 – $854.69
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $642.00 $213.67 – $416.66
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $642.00 $213.67 – $416.66
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $642.00 $126.67 – $416.66
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $642.00 $213.67 – $427.34
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $642.00 not published
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $642.00 $213.67 – $416.66
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $642.60 $14.34 – $80.70
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $646.20 $11.27 – $80.70
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $646.49 $88.35 – $1,951.00
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $648.00 not published
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $648.00 $27.50 – $221.22
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $651.43 $71.83 – $1,412.86
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $657.00 not published
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $657.00 $211.94 – $381.49
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $657.00 not published
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $657.00 $150.59 – $381.49
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $657.00 $150.59 – $381.49
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $657.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $657.00 $211.94 – $381.49
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $657.00 $211.94 – $381.49
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $658.53 $71.83 – $1,412.86
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $663.60 $227.94 – $227.94
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $667.20 not published
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $674.25 $232.64 – $432.66
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $674.25 $232.64 – $841.86
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $674.25 $232.64 – $841.86
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $674.25 $232.64 – $841.86
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $674.25 $232.64 – $841.86
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $674.92 $52.86 – $248.03
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $676.20 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $676.20 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $676.20 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $676.20 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $676.80 $11.27 – $80.70

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