Ventilator Management (first day) cost at US hospitals

Ventilator management, initial day · CPT 94002

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Ventilator Management (first day)

This is the physician work of putting a patient on a mechanical ventilator and running it on the first day — choosing the settings, reading the response, and changing them. It covers the management, not the machine, the bed, or the breathing tube.

$168.30

lowest cash price

$1,434.60

national median

$13,729.08

highest cash price

895

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $168.30–$13,729.08 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$13,729.08

HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE — Thornton, CO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,032.25) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,722.86)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $1,282.32 $2,740.92 $5,325.84
Arizona 23 $402.62 $780.53 $2,338.79
Arkansas 11 $342.38 $910.00 $1,631.00
California 91 $176.40 $2,518.56 $10,725.92
Colorado 14 $619.45 $5,113.11 $13,729.08
Florida 77 $688.85 $3,513.79 $10,040.58
Georgia 25 $680.80 $2,465.58 $8,423.84
Hawaii 2 $1,424.64 $1,424.64 $1,710.00
Illinois 42 $346.25 $943.80 $1,973.86
Indiana 26 $472.50 $1,161.00 $1,819.80
Iowa 26 $324.96 $1,614.46 $5,054.00
Kansas 11 $936.40 $2,682.61 $2,682.61
Kentucky 21 $335.33 $776.40 $4,594.20
Louisiana 2 $935.48 $935.48 $935.48
Maine 7 $828.70 $2,198.60 $5,747.90
Maryland 2 $478.20 $478.20 $478.20
Michigan 27 $547.68 $1,326.00 $2,524.00
Minnesota 19 $827.96 $1,037.60 $1,508.80
Mississippi 11 $168.30 $481.44 $1,504.00
Missouri 20 $724.75 $898.15 $2,470.65
Montana 2 $1,054.40 $1,054.40 $1,844.00
Nebraska 13 $401.10 $575.45 $1,700.67
Nevada 4 $550.46 $1,187.16 $1,656.23
New Hampshire 1 $2,623.75 $2,623.75 $2,623.75
New Jersey 22 $284.00 $721.51 $778.55
New Mexico 2 $2,002.98 $2,002.98 $2,002.98
New York 23 $363.36 $782.32 $6,558.00
North Carolina 15 $775.10 $775.10 $4,375.00
North Dakota 4 $1,366.40 $1,433.60 $1,478.40
Ohio 63 $488.00 $1,308.45 $2,147.40
Oklahoma 17 $354.55 $1,164.15 $5,580.25
Oregon 12 $1,027.52 $1,982.25 $3,795.00
Pennsylvania 31 $293.40 $1,585.80 $3,613.60
South Carolina 11 $492.00 $1,470.50 $1,680.60
South Dakota 6 $1,486.40 $1,540.80 $1,748.00
Tennessee 36 $195.27 $377.85 $7,560.17
Texas 106 $202.95 $2,002.58 $12,876.68
Virginia 34 $195.27 $1,331.00 $3,147.00
Washington 31 $1,019.20 $2,581.38 $4,382.00
West Virginia 17 $551.00 $867.00 $2,457.50
Wisconsin 29 $403.33 $985.00 $4,594.20
Wyoming 4 $698.56 $699.78 $1,343.16

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $1,572.48 $105.39 – $1,230.69
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,575.00 not published
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $1,575.60 $80.42 – $1,262.34
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $1,583.84 $83.57 – $1,756.07
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $1,585.60 $584.69 – $1,783.80
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $1,585.80 $86.13 – $2,246.55
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $1,585.80 $86.13 – $1,010.48
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $1,585.80 $86.13 – $1,015.94
UPMC Memorial York, PA $1,585.80 $86.13 – $1,014.29
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $1,585.80 $75.61 – $680.64
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $1,585.80 $86.13 – $2,246.55
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $1,591.80 $15.90 – $92.10
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $1,592.00 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $1,596.00 $312.27 – $632.05
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $1,596.00 not published
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $1,614.46 $83.57 – $813.28
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $1,614.65 $44.80 – $1,392.58
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $1,631.00 $138.00 – $1,304.80
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $1,638.00 $619.66 – $1,313.67
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $1,638.00 $619.66 – $1,313.67
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $1,638.00 not published
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $1,638.00 not published
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,638.00 not published
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,638.00 not published
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $1,638.00 not published
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $1,638.00 $627.50 – $1,330.29
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $1,643.95 $39.27 – $1,469.97
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $1,650.00 $614.82 – $632.91
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $1,650.00 not published
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $1,650.00 $614.82 – $632.91
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $1,650.00 $614.82 – $632.91
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $1,650.00 not published
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $1,650.00 not published
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $1,650.00 $614.82 – $632.91
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $1,650.60 $140.11 – $693.31
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $1,653.60 $595.69 – $595.69
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $1,653.60 not published
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $1,653.60 $595.69 – $595.69
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $1,653.60 not published
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $1,656.23 $213.00 – $3,995.79
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $1,658.16 $601.99 – $811.28
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $1,665.00 $15.90 – $92.10
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $1,678.25 $75.95 – $1,469.97
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $1,679.20 $659.09 – $1,889.10
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $1,680.60 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $1,680.60 not published
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $1,699.92 $273.00 – $21,859.50
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $1,700.67 $211.85 – $949.44
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $1,704.25 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $1,704.25 not published

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