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
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $2,269.44 $64.26 – $10,401.60
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $2,275.20 not published
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $2,300.80 $82.19 – $3,040.46
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $2,300.80 $82.19 – $2,396.49
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $2,317.60 $82.19 – $1,142.84
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $2,338.79 $95.13 – $2,679.20
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL $2,340.90 $102.82 – $102.82
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $2,379.00 $89.00 – $821.39
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $2,397.00 $78.90 – $911.21
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $2,424.24 $715.39 – $2,894.02
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $2,424.24 $603.93 – $2,601.37
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $2,429.26 $44.80 – $8,707.00
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $2,455.44 $703.54 – $1,951.03
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $2,457.50 not published
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $2,465.58 $1,768.85 – $1,768.85
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $2,465.58 not published
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $2,465.58 not published
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $2,470.65 $408.40 – $3,970.09
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $2,470.65 $63.41 – $3,230.85
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $2,470.65 $69.45 – $1,900.50
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $2,470.65 $63.41 – $3,040.80
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $2,492.68 $44.80 – $1,484.70
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $2,518.04 $83.57 – $1,658.75
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $2,518.04 $83.57 – $1,510.82
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $2,518.56 $44.80 – $308.00
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $2,524.00 $130.12 – $831.37
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $2,524.00 $480.72 – $831.37
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $2,524.00 $366.11 – $831.37
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $2,524.00 $129.49 – $831.02
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $2,524.00 $410.47 – $831.37
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $2,581.38 $1,112.82 – $5,136.31
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $2,623.75 $86.42 – $832.86
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $2,653.36 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $2,653.95 $1,616.46 – $4,083.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $2,653.95 $1,560.52 – $4,083.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $2,653.95 $584.77 – $4,083.00
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL $2,674.25 $100.70 – $106.00
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $2,682.61 not published
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $2,682.61 not published
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $2,682.61 not published
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $2,700.50 $87.28 – $734.76
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $2,700.50 $86.42 – $1,906.55

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