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

$441.75

national median

$4,377.00

highest cash price

873

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 24 $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 35 $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
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $991.58 $211.02 – $442.98
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $997.00 $40.92 – $355.32
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $1,008.60 $227.94 – $232.50
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $1,035.84 $488.11 – $488.11
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $1,038.60 not published
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $1,065.07 $227.67 – $504.79
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $1,095.48 not published
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $1,100.00 $43.23 – $203.48
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $1,143.00 $43.23 – $108.34
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $1,143.00 $43.23 – $101.27
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $1,143.00 $43.23 – $214.93
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $1,150.93 $109.03 – $415.10
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $1,150.93 $109.03 – $415.10
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $1,150.93 $109.03 – $415.10
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $1,150.93 $109.03 – $419.70
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $1,150.93 $109.03 – $415.10
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $1,164.00 $213.35 – $452.29
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $1,164.00 $213.35 – $452.29
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $1,164.00 not published
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $1,164.00 $216.05 – $458.02
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,164.00 not published
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,164.00 $216.05 – $458.02
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $1,164.00 $213.35 – $452.29
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $1,164.00 $216.05 – $458.02
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $1,179.66 $198.04 – $392.51
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $1,179.66 $211.72 – $428.20
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $1,181.70 $45.70 – $909.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $1,181.70 $41.40 – $1,454.40
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $1,191.03 $222.12 – $493.11
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $1,209.85 $113.74 – $923.00
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $1,219.50 $215.56 – $538.90
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $1,226.04 $273.57 – $273.57
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $1,260.50 $9.09 – $465.11
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $1,283.89 $222.12 – $448.20
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $1,330.59 $295.97 – $302.01
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $1,332.00 $87.00 – $395.13
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $1,343.20 $211.02 – $422.74
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $1,350.40 $49.13 – $356.09
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $1,390.46 $222.12 – $405.59
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $1,434.35 $158.10 – $445.00
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $1,485.91 $221.07 – $614.56
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $1,494.70 $40.36 – $411.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $1,505.52 $286.64 – $292.49
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $1,519.28 $64.23 – $3,038.55
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $1,519.28 $2,025.70 – $4,051.40
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $1,519.28 $2,025.70 – $4,051.40
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $1,519.28 $2,025.70 – $4,051.40
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $1,519.28 $2,025.70 – $4,118.25
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $1,519.28 $2,025.70 – $4,051.40
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $1,519.28 $2,025.70 – $4,051.40

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