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
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $5,113.11 $159.98 – $1,205.64
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $5,113.11 $159.98 – $1,205.64
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $5,113.11 $159.98 – $1,205.64
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $5,113.11 $159.98 – $1,219.02
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $5,113.11 $159.98 – $1,205.64
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL $5,289.55 $100.70 – $106.00
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $5,325.84 not published
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL $5,385.00 $100.70 – $106.00
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL $5,433.78 $100.70 – $106.00
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $5,465.97 not published
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $5,580.25 $81.35 – $1,285.28
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $5,585.01 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $5,599.29 $794.58 – $794.58
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL $5,742.90 $100.70 – $106.00
Adventhealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL $5,746.92 not published
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $5,747.90 $89.50 – $4,810.99
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL $5,883.38 $100.70 – $102.82
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL Tampa, FL $5,951.57 $100.70 – $102.82
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $6,558.00 $248.39 – $977.85
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $6,610.40 not published
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN $6,619.50 $121.84 – $121.84
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL $6,638.87 $100.70 – $102.82
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $7,036.17 $113.34 – $113.34
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN $7,062.68 $120.43 – $120.43
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $7,069.38 $99.18 – $99.18
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $7,174.09 not published
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL $7,207.85 $100.70 – $106.00
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO $7,347.00 $964.29 – $1,004.89
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN $7,357.33 $102.72 – $102.72
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN $7,560.17 $109.80 – $109.80
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL $7,851.97 $100.70 – $102.82
Adventhealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL $8,248.55 not published
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $8,423.84 not published
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $8,715.95 $44.80 – $6,210.00
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL $9,028.00 $103.55 – $105.73
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL $9,260.15 $100.70 – $102.82
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO $10,001.69 $964.29 – $1,004.89
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL $10,040.58 $100.70 – $102.82
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX $10,682.72 $1,277.46 – $1,277.46
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $10,725.92 $44.80 – $9,369.00
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX $10,737.74 $661.22 – $1,096.29
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX $11,364.29 $1,277.46 – $1,277.46
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $12,808.32 $1,277.46 – $1,277.46
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX $12,876.68 $1,277.46 – $1,277.46
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO $13,729.08 $964.29 – $1,004.89
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $110.68 – $112.85
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $108.51 – $112.85
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS not published $108.51 – $591.75
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS not published $108.51 – $591.75
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO not published $108.51 – $112.85

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