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 Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL $1,563.84 $222.12 – $493.11
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $1,617.00 $87.00 – $449.30
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $1,634.00 $8.04 – $660.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $1,844.67 $302.01 – $302.01
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $1,876.96 $280.28 – $280.28
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $1,876.96 $213.67 – $341.88
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $1,915.95 $0.90 – $445.00
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $1,984.91 $99.53 – $3,836.70
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN $2,105.22 $53.47 – $53.47
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $3,301.41 $9.09 – $736.00
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $3,567.08 $41.93 – $266.29
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $3,567.08 $53.30 – $257.88
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $3,567.08 $28.03 – $257.88
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $3,567.08 $33.64 – $269.09
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $3,567.08 $53.26 – $246.66
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $3,567.08 $39.24 – $266.29
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $3,567.08 $34.39 – $266.29
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $3,567.08 $31.62 – $266.29
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $3,567.08 $36.44 – $266.29
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $3,567.08 $53.78 – $257.88
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $3,567.08 $28.03 – $257.88
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $3,567.08 $53.30 – $252.27
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $4,377.00 $236.84 – $394.68
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $88.68 – $90.42
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $86.94 – $90.42
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS not published $86.94 – $188.59
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS not published $86.94 – $188.59
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO not published $86.94 – $90.42
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $86.94 – $90.42
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $86.94 – $90.42
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL not published $76.95 – $78.57
HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL not published $76.95 – $78.57
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL not published $72.20 – $76.00
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL Tampa, FL not published $72.20 – $73.72
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL not published $78.57 – $78.57
UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL Orlando, FL not published $72.20 – $73.72
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL not published $72.20 – $76.00
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL not published $72.20 – $73.72
HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL NORTH, FL not published $72.20 – $73.72
HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL STUART, FL not published $76.95 – $78.57
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL not published $72.20 – $73.72
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL not published $72.20 – $73.72
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL not published $72.20 – $76.00
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL not published $72.20 – $76.00
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL not published $76.95 – $78.57
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL not published $73.72 – $73.72
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL not published $72.20 – $76.00
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $72.20 – $73.72

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