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
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $1,976.65 $187.01 – $2,736.90
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $1,982.25 not published
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $1,983.60 $83.73 – $823.19
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $2,002.58 $567.40 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $2,002.58 $534.02 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $2,002.58 $534.02 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $2,002.58 $500.65 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $2,002.58 $367.14 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $2,002.58 $367.14 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $2,002.58 $567.40 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $2,002.58 $589.57 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $2,002.58 $400.52 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $2,002.58 $367.14 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $2,002.58 $428.55 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $2,002.58 $500.65 – $2,503.23
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $2,002.58 $267.01 – $2,503.23
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $2,002.98 not published
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX $2,003.26 $1,087.00 – $1,087.00
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $2,052.00 not published
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $2,052.00 not published
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $2,053.92 $227.00 – $1,676.95
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $2,056.24 $44.80 – $2,679.76
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $2,066.64 $44.80 – $3,716.16
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $2,069.25 not published
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $2,069.25 $675.70 – $2,004.79
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $2,069.25 $675.70 – $2,004.79
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $2,069.25 $675.70 – $2,004.79
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $2,069.25 $675.70 – $2,004.79
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $2,071.85 not published
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $2,086.40 $44.80 – $5,120.00
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $2,098.40 $84.16 – $130.31
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $2,136.48 $715.39 – $2,113.61
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $2,136.48 $715.39 – $2,183.29
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $2,136.48 $717.40 – $2,183.29
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $2,147.40 not published
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $2,172.45 $100.00 – $6,207.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $2,172.45 $100.00 – $6,207.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $2,172.45 $100.00 – $6,207.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $2,172.45 $100.00 – $6,207.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $2,172.45 $100.00 – $6,207.00
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $2,173.50 $63.45 – $18,474.75
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $2,186.89 not published
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $2,198.60 $89.50 – $1,996.33
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $2,207.47 $44.80 – $8,100.80
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $2,212.10 $140.38 – $1,271.53
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $2,217.03 $83.57 – $2,355.59
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $2,228.80 $35.05 – $893.87
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $2,254.70 $39.27 – $1,469.97
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $2,256.98 $92.87 – $1,927.80
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $2,269.20 $130.31 – $693.31

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