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
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $126.78 – $321.39
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $177.63 – $516.58
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $242.23 – $826.83
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $385.80 – $446.71
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA not published $237.02 – $260.73
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $208.65 – $503.47
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $200.20 – $200.20
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $208.65 – $503.47
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $239.94 – $503.47
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $211.68 – $217.91
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL not published $211.49 – $391.26
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $87.00 – $87.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL not published $226.50 – $419.03
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL not published $211.49 – $391.26
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $194.85 – $545.58
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $58.05 – $138.26
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $194.85 – $545.58
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $499.54 – $499.54
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL not published $72.20 – $73.72
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $187.94 – $545.58
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN not published $14.34 – $80.70

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