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
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $3,225.74 $40.32 – $2,653.61
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $3,294.90 $688.43 – $1,807.13
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $3,308.00 not published
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE, TX $3,334.09 $1,087.00 – $1,087.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $3,376.34 $44.80 – $6,556.00
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $3,378.72 not published
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $3,403.50 $620.60 – $2,482.42
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $3,413.22 $140.38 – $1,271.53
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $3,420.00 $675.39 – $1,469.97
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX $3,435.63 $1,087.00 – $1,087.00
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $3,446.30 $173.17 – $4,771.80
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $3,446.30 $167.00 – $4,771.80
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $3,446.30 $645.14 – $4,771.80
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $3,446.30 $645.14 – $4,771.80
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $3,446.30 $732.60 – $4,771.80
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $3,446.30 $167.89 – $4,771.80
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $3,446.30 $732.60 – $4,771.80
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $3,446.30 $645.14 – $4,771.80
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $3,513.79 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $3,513.79 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $3,585.91 $67.77 – $6,385.86
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $3,604.50 $620.60 – $1,210.18
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $3,604.50 $620.60 – $2,482.42
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $3,604.50 $620.60 – $1,210.18
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $3,604.50 $620.60 – $1,210.18
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $3,604.50 $620.60 – $1,210.18
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $3,604.50 $620.60 – $1,241.21
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $3,604.50 not published
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $3,604.50 $620.60 – $1,210.18
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $3,613.60 $82.19 – $1,184.77
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $3,643.98 not published
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL $3,653.06 $100.70 – $106.00
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL $3,684.00 $103.55 – $105.73
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL $3,705.00 $100.70 – $102.82
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $3,758.19 $859.63 – $877.17
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $3,786.08 $64.06 – $6,353.34
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $3,795.00 $626.09 – $1,565.23
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL $3,798.67 $100.70 – $102.82
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $3,812.34 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $3,915.00 $89.00 – $977.85
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL $3,927.41 not published
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $3,939.02 $44.80 – $8,303.32
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $3,952.55 $2,623.82 – $6,163.57
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $3,967.80 $832.54 – $849.53
UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL Orlando, FL $3,975.40 $100.70 – $102.82
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL $3,982.85 $100.70 – $106.00
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $4,016.88 $444.37 – $1,584.05
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $4,016.88 $1,584.05 – $1,584.05
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $4,016.88 not published
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $4,043.52 $675.39 – $1,469.97

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