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
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $108.51 – $112.85
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL not published $105.73 – $105.73
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $100.70 – $102.82
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL not published $103.55 – $105.73
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL not published $108.30 – $110.58
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $100.70 – $102.82
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $964.29 – $1,004.89
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $1,087.00 – $1,087.00
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $346.28 – $621.43
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $361.86 – $621.43
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $70.84 – $70.84
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $1,277.46 – $1,277.46
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $195.80 – $1,008.47
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $323.00 – $1,620.90
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $703.54 – $2,090.39
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $946.19 – $1,095.59
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN not published $694.16 – $694.16
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN not published $694.16 – $694.16
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN not published $694.16 – $694.16
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $199.87 – $1,116.41
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $199.87 – $1,116.41
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $199.87 – $366.36
Ascension Providence Waco, TX not published $647.93 – $1,147.39
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL not published $663.60 – $1,227.66
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL not published $710.71 – $1,314.81
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL not published $663.60 – $1,227.66
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $611.40 – $1,711.92
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN not published $15.90 – $92.10
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI not published $115.86 – $1,406.66
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $86.42 – $183.01
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $611.40 – $1,711.92
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN not published $17.99 – $92.10
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $661.22 – $661.22
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria, LA not published $79.00 – $1,477.80
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $108.51 – $112.85
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN not published $15.90 – $92.10
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN not published $15.90 – $92.10
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN not published $17.99 – $92.10
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS not published $76.21 – $247.41
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN not published $15.90 – $92.10
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $262.83 – $1,711.92
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN not published $17.99 – $92.10

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