Ventilator Management (first day) cost at US hospitals
Ventilator management, initial day · CPT 94002
$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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway | Rahway, NJ | $383.38 | $94.78 – $1,437.78 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $401.10 | $110.40 – $625.60 |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $401.10 | $125.12 – $625.60 |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center | Omaha, NE | $401.10 | $125.12 – $625.60 |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $401.10 | $103.04 – $625.60 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $401.10 | $117.76 – $625.60 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $401.10 | $132.48 – $625.60 |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $402.62 | $351.81 – $1,571.20 |
| Banner University Medical Center South | Tucson, AZ | $402.62 | $320.38 – $1,571.20 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | $403.33 | $312.77 – $898.72 |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $403.33 | $312.77 – $898.72 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $403.33 | $312.77 – $898.72 |
| 45-2896080 MBMC Leake | Carthage, MS | $406.35 | $578.52 – $895.62 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London, KY | $409.65 | $163.94 – $1,044.68 |
| Massena Hospital | Massena, NY | $410.21 | not published |
| CHI St. Vincent North | Sherwood, AR | $421.98 | $148.00 – $528.45 |
| CHI St. Vincent Morrilton | Morrilton, AR | $422.81 | $148.00 – $488.04 |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $426.00 | $75.61 – $787.85 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City, TN | $428.20 | $525.18 – $1,207.32 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $435.78 | $249.42 – $822.64 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington, KY | $439.44 | $267.38 – $995.54 |
| 64-0682111 BMH DeSoto | Southaven, MS | $469.20 | $166.00 – $1,695.04 |
| Parkview Logansport Hospital | Logansport, IN | $472.50 | not published |
| UPMC Western Maryland | Cumberland, MD | $478.20 | $664.00 – $664.00 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | $479.60 | $662.03 – $695.14 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon, IL | $479.60 | not published |
| 64-0663760 BMH Booneville | Booneville, MS | $481.44 | $565.32 – $1,648.84 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $485.18 | $105.84 – $873.61 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $485.18 | $70.84 – $886.40 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $485.18 | $70.84 – $886.40 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton | Hamilton Township, NJ | $487.11 | $77.59 – $1,437.78 |
| Trinity Medical Center East | Steubenville, OH | $488.00 | $590.40 – $757.68 |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | Chester, SC | $492.00 | $425.00 – $656.88 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | $492.66 | $70.84 – $1,210.74 |
| Banner Payson Medical Center | Payson, AZ | $501.38 | $351.81 – $915.30 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset | Somerville, NJ | $502.26 | $47.93 – $1,437.78 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | $509.54 | $70.84 – $873.61 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | $509.54 | $70.84 – $873.61 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington, KY | $515.37 | $256.99 – $995.54 |
| 64-0881013 MBMC Jackson | Jackson, MS | $517.23 | $577.28 – $1,680.48 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown, KY | $519.75 | $216.09 – $1,114.75 |
| Urbana Hospital | Urbana, OH | $523.80 | not published |
| 64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi | Oxford, MS | $539.58 | $147.00 – $1,684.03 |
| UPMC McKeesport | Mckeesport, PA | $547.20 | $130.31 – $693.31 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | $547.68 | $105.39 – $1,230.69 |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital | Fallon, NV | $550.46 | $374.66 – $1,383.36 |
| Princeton Community Hospital | Princeton, WV | $551.00 | not published |
| UPMC Horizon-Greenville | Greenville, PA | $551.40 | $130.31 – $680.70 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $553.61 | $70.84 – $1,207.32 |
| LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC | Lodi, CA | $561.75 | $44.80 – $1,629.68 |