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
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $241.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $241.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $241.80 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $241.80 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $241.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $241.80 not published
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $242.50 $191.09 – $1,270.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $244.88 $147.54 – $489.75
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $246.84 $67.61 – $1,851.30
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $247.05 $189.63 – $436.50
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $247.82 $61.11 – $470.40
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $247.90 $122.21 – $464.07
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $248.12 $112.76 – $1,323.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $248.12 $73.40 – $320.00
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $248.50 $138.25 – $506.11
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $248.50 $225.60 – $506.11
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $248.79 $147.54 – $489.75
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $249.32 $44.29 – $733.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $249.32 $44.29 – $733.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $249.32 $69.48 – $733.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $249.32 $69.48 – $733.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $249.32 $67.46 – $733.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $249.32 $44.29 – $733.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $249.32 $44.29 – $733.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $249.32 $68.65 – $733.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $249.32 $69.48 – $733.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $249.32 $69.48 – $733.00
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $249.32 $69.48 – $733.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $251.94 $62.60 – $293.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $254.41 $65.33 – $933.60
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $254.70 $58.87 – $458.22
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $254.88 $232.54 – $506.11
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $256.50 $75.67 – $263.20
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $256.80 $49.90 – $545.58
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $259.35 $86.94 – $403.07
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $261.25 $206.61 – $206.61
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $262.62 $34.68 – $458.22
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $263.10 $62.60 – $151.54
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $269.00 $40.92 – $380.54
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $269.31 $152.39 – $458.22
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $270.00 $216.00 – $436.50
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $271.89 $66.48 – $425.36
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $271.89 $66.48 – $425.36
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $272.64 $232.54 – $506.11
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $272.72 $80.69 – $325.63
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $273.65 $45.70 – $357.85
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $274.80 not published
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $274.85 $147.54 – $768.80
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $276.00 not published
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $277.50 $180.85 – $802.00

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