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
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $874.25 not published
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $874.50 not published
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $875.26 $351.81 – $2,841.75
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $880.00 not published
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $888.00 $381.00 – $632.05
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $888.75 $155.00 – $1,693.13
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $890.00 $143.00 – $1,424.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $895.00 $140.00 – $1,432.00
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $897.60 $382.22 – $382.22
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $898.15 $98.03 – $742.54
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $898.15 $98.03 – $742.54
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $898.15 $98.03 – $98.03
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $898.15 $98.03 – $742.54
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $898.15 $98.03 – $742.54
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $898.15 $98.03 – $742.54
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $899.91 $234.30 – $1,116.41
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $909.36 $336.59 – $2,841.75
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $910.00 $81.35 – $723.98
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $910.00 $81.35 – $723.98
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $910.00 $81.35 – $723.98
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $910.00 $81.35 – $723.98
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $917.80 $634.39 – $647.08
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $927.00 $429.17 – $660.38
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $930.00 not published
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $935.48 $301.00 – $1,343.17
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $936.40 $76.21 – $1,711.92
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $943.20 not published
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $943.20 $662.03 – $1,231.38
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $943.80 $595.69 – $619.51
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $943.80 $237.17 – $675.27
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $943.80 not published
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $943.80 not published
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $943.80 not published
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $950.95 $174.00 – $1,463.00
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $955.00 not published
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $956.03 not published
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $959.27 $51.52 – $1,230.69
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $967.09 $73.92 – $1,934.18
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $972.90 $105.43 – $1,610.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $972.93 $95.13 – $1,702.47
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $973.77 $351.81 – $2,841.75
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $974.40 $44.80 – $851.00
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $976.80 not published
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $981.35 $351.81 – $2,841.75
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $985.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $990.00 not published
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $995.00 $140.00 – $1,592.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $998.03 $232.60 – $1,315.08
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $998.03 $232.60 – $1,315.08
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $998.03 $232.60 – $1,315.08

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