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
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $390.22 $61.38 – $1,186.11
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $392.00 $146.38 – $560.00
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $394.00 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $394.20 $227.94 – $423.96
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $394.76 $61.85 – $472.76
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $395.00 $311.26 – $1,270.00
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $396.00 $227.94 – $569.84
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $396.00 $550.00 – $933.08
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $396.11 $52.86 – $260.93
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $396.11 $52.86 – $237.66
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $397.37 $14.38 – $513.39
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $398.47 $79.58 – $659.40
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $398.77 $61.03 – $553.85
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $405.00 not published
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $405.36 $365.53 – $563.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $405.66 $146.59 – $565.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $405.66 $146.59 – $565.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $405.66 $146.59 – $565.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $405.66 $144.00 – $940.01
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $405.66 $146.59 – $565.00
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $407.25 $216.00 – $436.50
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $409.20 $150.37 – $422.06
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $411.60 $43.23 – $210.91
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $413.70 $138.25 – $506.11
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $414.78 $42.14 – $601.40
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $417.45 $154.95 – $206.61
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $418.20 not published
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $418.56 $71.45 – $863.00
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $419.90 $177.09 – $177.09
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $420.75 $70.70 – $70.70
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $420.75 $70.70 – $255.66
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $422.40 $43.23 – $220.96
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $424.45 $201.23 – $209.28
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $427.05 $216.05 – $399.68
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $427.05 $214.10 – $396.09
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $427.05 $216.05 – $399.68
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $427.05 $186.40 – $365.34
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $427.05 $216.05 – $399.68
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $427.05 $216.05 – $399.68
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $427.05 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $427.05 $213.35 – $418.16
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $427.05 $605.00 – $605.00
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $427.05 $209.30 – $410.24
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $427.05 $202.15 – $396.21
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $427.90 $81.18 – $255.66
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $428.40 not published

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