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
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $1,710.00 not published
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA $1,722.86 $333.24 – $333.24
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $1,722.86 $333.24 – $333.24
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $1,735.20 $84.16 – $139.40
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $1,735.20 $84.16 – $680.70
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $1,737.40 $555.28 – $1,273.60
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $1,745.60 $82.19 – $1,117.36
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $1,748.00 $89.88 – $1,966.50
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $1,748.50 $81.35 – $1,404.63
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $1,749.00 $584.48 – $1,168.95
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $1,798.20 not published
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $1,807.00 $81.35 – $81.35
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $1,819.80 $17.99 – $92.10
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $1,844.00 $637.48 – $1,816.60
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $1,849.27 $95.13 – $1,744.32
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $1,854.75 not published
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $1,857.90 $140.38 – $1,322.20
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,860.10 $112.56 – $742.54
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $1,879.12 $344.50 – $2,818.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $1,879.12 $375.82 – $2,348.89
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $1,879.12 $589.57 – $2,818.67
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $1,879.12 $595.05 – $2,505.49
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $1,880.45 $137.00 – $2,893.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $1,885.00 $81.35 – $1,170.70
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $1,885.00 $91.31 – $1,638.92
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $1,885.00 $91.31 – $1,675.63
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $1,885.00 $91.31 – $1,678.39
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $1,885.00 $620.60 – $1,675.63
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $1,885.00 $118.98 – $1,675.63
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $1,885.00 $215.83 – $1,551.51
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $1,885.00 $91.31 – $1,678.39
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX $1,886.39 $661.22 – $1,096.29
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $1,905.75 $39.27 – $1,469.97
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $1,905.75 $64.08 – $1,469.97
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX $1,959.56 $1,087.00 – $1,087.00
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX $1,962.17 $1,087.00 – $1,087.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $1,973.86 $83.57 – $967.19
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $1,973.86 $83.57 – $1,088.09
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $1,973.86 $83.57 – $1,011.60
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $1,976.65 $1.10 – $2,736.90
akron general Akron, OH $1,976.65 $1.10 – $2,736.90
avon hospital Avon, OH $1,976.65 $187.01 – $2,736.90
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $1,976.65 $187.01 – $2,736.90
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $1,976.65 $159.74 – $2,736.90
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $1,976.65 $187.01 – $2,736.90
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $1,976.65 $159.74 – $2,736.90
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $1,976.65 $631.17 – $2,736.90
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $1,976.65 $187.01 – $2,736.90
medina hospital Medina, OH $1,976.65 $126.90 – $2,736.90
mercy hospital Canton, OH $1,976.65 $1.10 – $2,736.90

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