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
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $4,083.00 $1,120.38 – $4,083.00
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $4,110.60 $829.98 – $829.98
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $4,111.04 $83.57 – $1,313.74
HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL NORTH, FL $4,178.54 $100.70 – $102.82
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $4,328.80 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $4,328.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $4,328.80 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $4,328.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $4,328.80 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $4,328.80 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $4,328.80 not published
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $4,328.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $4,328.80 not published
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $4,328.80 not published
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $4,328.80 not published
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $4,328.80 not published
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $4,328.80 not published
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $4,328.80 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $4,328.80 not published
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $4,328.80 not published
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $4,328.80 not published
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $4,328.80 not published
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL $4,344.45 $100.70 – $106.00
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $4,375.00 not published
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $4,377.32 $83.57 – $1,784.23
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $4,382.00 $154.90 – $1,816.31
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $4,453.18 $44.80 – $19,277.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $4,466.25 $44.80 – $8,436.25
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $4,475.80 $71.23 – $8,651.44
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $4,507.11 $620.60 – $1,241.21
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $4,507.11 $621.63 – $1,243.25
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $4,594.20 not published
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $4,594.20 $579.67 – $579.67
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $4,594.20 $1,788.44 – $1,788.44
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $4,594.20 $620.60 – $1,788.44
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX $4,604.00 $1,087.00 – $1,087.00
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $4,682.13 not published
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $4,682.13 not published
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $4,885.14 $44.80 – $12,607.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $4,938.39 $44.80 – $10,788.80
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL $4,985.63 $100.70 – $102.82
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX $5,000.08 $1,277.46 – $1,277.46
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $5,004.00 $675.39 – $1,469.97
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $5,010.47 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $5,010.47 not published
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $5,010.47 not published
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $5,010.47 not published
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $5,010.47 not published
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $5,013.81 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $5,054.00 $189.00 – $5,054.00

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