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
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $277.80 $201.68 – $278.20
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $278.20 $52.86 – $308.45
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $278.50 not published
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $278.84 $106.00 – $763.02
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $278.84 $79.58 – $659.40
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $280.00 not published
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $280.67 $146.59 – $661.93
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $281.74 $562.06 – $733.08
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $282.40 $253.75 – $667.10
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $282.65 $140.94 – $546.00
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $282.88 $161.49 – $557.12
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $287.00 $187.62 – $187.62
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $287.95 $58.15 – $481.01
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $289.35 $198.00 – $436.50
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $291.20 not published
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $291.20 not published
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $291.20 not published
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $291.20 not published
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $291.20 not published
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $291.20 not published
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $291.20 not published
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $292.48 $41.24 – $278.84
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $292.48 $41.24 – $487.46
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $292.48 $41.24 – $265.32
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $292.48 $41.24 – $487.46
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $292.50 not published
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $292.80 $41.27 – $439.20
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $292.80 not published
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $295.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $295.08 $192.85 – $424.50
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $295.70 $61.74 – $339.57
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $297.29 $562.06 – $733.08
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $298.47 $420.30 – $879.69
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $300.85 $157.79 – $406.05
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $300.85 not published
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $300.85 not published
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $302.40 $180.16 – $525.48
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $303.12 $91.17 – $569.84
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $303.75 $198.00 – $436.50
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $305.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $305.00 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $305.20 not published
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $305.20 not published
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $305.64 $62.60 – $151.54
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $306.35 $91.16 – $421.38
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $306.75 $562.06 – $733.08
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $307.45 $203.10 – $211.22
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $307.45 not published
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $308.26 $204.18 – $508.18
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $309.40 $52.86 – $328.74

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