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
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $998.03 $227.54 – $994.75
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $998.03 $232.60 – $1,315.08
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $1,000.30 $200.00 – $6,344.76
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $1,000.30 $200.00 – $5,144.40
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $1,000.30 $200.00 – $5,144.40
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $1,000.30 $200.00 – $4,858.60
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $1,005.44 $79.04 – $1,787.81
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $1,005.55 $81.35 – $1,262.34
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $1,007.26 $71.72 – $110.94
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $1,011.60 not published
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $1,011.60 not published
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $1,011.60 not published
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $1,011.60 not published
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $1,011.60 not published
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $1,011.60 not published
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $1,011.60 not published
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $1,015.45 $72.99 – $2,841.75
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1,019.20 $436.61 – $2,477.40
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $1,019.20 $439.73 – $2,482.97
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $1,021.20 $130.31 – $693.31
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $1,027.52 $549.35 – $5,779.80
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $1,032.25 $89.50 – $962.06
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $1,032.96 $58.00 – $1,367.92
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $1,035.00 not published
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $1,037.60 $314.00 – $1,167.30
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $1,037.60 $452.09 – $1,167.30
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $1,038.05 $218.00 – $1,597.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $1,038.05 $265.00 – $1,597.00
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $1,043.12 $661.10 – $895.62
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $1,054.40 $1,816.60 – $1,816.60
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $1,055.70 not published
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $1,059.94 $86.77 – $1,857.24
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $1,061.99 $44.80 – $851.00
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $1,063.80 not published
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $1,072.10 $83.57 – $1,072.10
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $1,081.50 not published
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $1,081.50 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $1,085.50 $81.35 – $1,104.55
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $1,086.50 not published
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $1,087.45 not published
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $1,093.95 $81.35 – $723.98
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $1,099.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $1,099.00 not published
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $1,110.00 $101.56 – $2,317.12
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $1,110.00 $101.56 – $2,250.67
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $1,110.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $1,115.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $1,117.80 $632.82 – $885.95
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $1,120.77 $44.80 – $168.98
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $1,130.40 not published

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