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
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $2,723.84 $1,112.82 – $5,136.31
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $2,734.65 $1,181.57 – $6,163.57
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $2,740.92 $444.37 – $654.74
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL $2,748.52 $100.70 – $102.82
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $2,774.53 $44.80 – $10,126.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $2,774.53 $44.80 – $8,404.58
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $2,784.60 $130.31 – $693.31
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA $2,795.62 $192.90 – $1,543.20
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL $2,805.50 $100.70 – $106.00
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $2,810.49 $1,112.82 – $5,136.31
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL $2,822.25 $100.70 – $106.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $2,855.81 $44.80 – $4,202.24
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $2,877.70 $688.43 – $1,752.05
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $2,905.35 $75.95 – $1,469.97
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $2,916.29 $44.80 – $8,404.58
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $2,929.99 not published
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $2,966.08 $1,112.82 – $5,136.31
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL $3,010.45 $100.70 – $102.82
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $3,034.80 $446.59 – $2,965.55
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $3,034.80 $480.60 – $3,196.30
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $3,034.80 $446.59 – $2,965.55
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $3,034.80 $456.92 – $2,965.55
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $3,034.80 $454.82 – $4,378.60
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $3,034.80 $457.10 – $2,965.55
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ST PETERSBURG, FL $3,057.95 $100.70 – $102.82
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $3,090.10 $186.00 – $3,104.36
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $3,143.25 $868.67 – $868.67
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $3,143.25 $681.47 – $681.47
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $3,143.25 $681.47 – $681.47
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $3,143.25 $868.67 – $868.67
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $3,143.25 $681.47 – $681.47
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $3,143.25 $630.83 – $630.83
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $3,143.25 $868.67 – $868.67
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $3,143.25 $868.67 – $868.67
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $3,147.00 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $3,147.00 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $3,147.00 not published
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL $3,150.00 $108.30 – $110.58
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $3,164.25 $630.83 – $630.83
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $3,164.60 $151.00 – $6,163.57
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $3,176.58 $60.93 – $800.66
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $3,224.00 $102.82 – $102.82

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