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
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $200.00 $185.00 – $539.59
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $200.46 $71.91 – $458.22
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $200.48 $80.69 – $115.11
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $200.48 $80.69 – $392.22
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $203.74 $147.54 – $489.75
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $204.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $204.83 $81.97 – $522.34
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $207.50 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $209.00 $183.97 – $226.16
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $209.77 $65.44 – $748.38
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $209.92 $46.51 – $1,148.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $210.36 $113.03 – $491.40
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $210.42 $191.27 – $535.56
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $210.84 $147.01 – $326.37
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $212.66 $32.75 – $460.52
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $213.27 not published
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $213.35 $51.63 – $272.87
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $214.20 not published
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $217.45 $147.54 – $489.75
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $219.35 $184.37 – $188.06
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $222.18 $86.74 – $470.07
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $222.95 $86.94 – $276.60
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $223.33 $147.54 – $489.75
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $224.94 $82.80 – $282.90
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $225.28 $147.54 – $489.75
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $226.26 $65.44 – $748.38
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $229.05 $125.55 – $436.50
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $229.40 $71.10 – $801.64
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $229.40 $71.10 – $450.92
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $229.40 $71.10 – $482.94
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $229.40 $71.10 – $131.29
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $229.40 $71.10 – $131.29
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $229.40 $71.10 – $76.87
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $230.26 $107.02 – $613.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $230.26 $107.02 – $1,421.00
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $233.10 $117.00 – $432.00
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $233.20 $233.20 – $875.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $233.20 $107.02 – $985.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $233.20 $107.02 – $1,013.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $233.41 $93.15 – $599.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $233.41 $74.52 – $693.00
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $234.98 $63.34 – $458.22
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $235.00 not published
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $235.43 $42.39 – $493.76
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $235.73 $134.92 – $444.99
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $236.00 $189.55 – $422.26
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $237.60 not published
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $238.10 $341.07 – $562.77
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $240.75 $184.37 – $188.06
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $241.01 $146.64 – $546.00

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