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
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $775.10 $71.70 – $1,472.69
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $775.10 $72.42 – $1,426.18
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $775.10 $71.70 – $1,426.18
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $775.10 $57.79 – $1,395.18
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $776.40 $607.15 – $607.15
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $776.40 $416.18 – $416.18
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $778.55 $151.75 – $817.48
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $778.55 $96.75 – $848.62
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $780.00 $140.00 – $1,519.44
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $780.00 $140.00 – $1,323.16
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $780.53 $351.81 – $3,031.20
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $782.32 $80.22 – $1,156.76
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $782.32 $80.22 – $1,156.76
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $782.32 $100.57 – $1,156.76
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $782.32 $98.62 – $1,156.76
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $782.32 $80.22 – $1,156.76
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $782.32 $80.22 – $1,156.76
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $782.32 $98.15 – $1,156.76
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $782.32 $100.57 – $1,156.76
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $782.32 $100.57 – $1,156.76
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $782.32 $100.57 – $1,156.76
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $782.32 $100.57 – $1,156.76
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $787.52 $156.82 – $1,403.84
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $791.40 $130.31 – $1,055.20
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $807.00 $44.80 – $1,366.68
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $817.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $827.40 not published
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $827.96 $231.64 – $1,209.10
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $828.70 $89.50 – $780.64
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $832.80 $130.31 – $1,249.20
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $839.50 not published
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $841.16 $351.81 – $2,841.75
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $841.20 $453.16 – $453.16
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $849.49 $54.74 – $2,561.41
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $849.49 $54.74 – $2,561.41
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $849.49 $54.74 – $2,561.41
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $849.49 $53.35 – $2,702.86
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $849.75 not published
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $849.75 not published
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $849.75 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $851.68 $168.79 – $1,113.82
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $855.00 $140.00 – $1,368.00
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $855.03 $283.00 – $1,241.52
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $860.00 $145.00 – $1,548.00
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $861.42 $601.99 – $811.28
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $864.00 $599.13 – $1,078.44
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $865.00 $140.00 – $1,384.00
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $867.00 not published
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $868.68 $95.79 – $305.35
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $870.00 not published

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