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
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $1,130.40 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $1,130.40 not published
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $1,135.00 not published
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $1,160.73 $92.87 – $1,927.80
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $1,160.73 $92.87 – $1,927.80
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $1,160.73 $92.87 – $1,927.80
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $1,160.73 $92.87 – $1,927.80
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $1,161.00 $17.99 – $92.10
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $1,164.00 not published
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $1,164.15 $81.35 – $1,262.34
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $1,164.15 $81.35 – $1,262.34
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $1,170.00 not published
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $1,172.00 $503.23 – $1,318.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $1,172.00 $503.23 – $1,318.50
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $1,174.55 $81.35 – $1,262.34
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $1,174.55 $81.35 – $1,262.34
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $1,180.20 not published
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $1,184.72 $156.82 – $1,887.52
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $1,187.16 $213.00 – $3,995.79
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $1,188.44 $487.19 – $4,197.10
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $1,200.00 $590.50 – $602.31
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $1,200.00 not published
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $1,200.00 $614.82 – $632.91
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $1,204.00 not published
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $1,217.00 not published
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $1,224.88 $156.82 – $1,867.44
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,229.61 $2.66 – $458.24
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $1,234.35 $108.51 – $867.90
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $1,238.40 $632.82 – $885.95
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $1,238.40 $283.36 – $1,033.72
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $1,238.40 $224.84 – $684.08
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $1,238.40 $191.00 – $945.64
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $1,256.89 $40.32 – $2,923.00
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $1,258.40 not published
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $1,258.40 not published
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $1,258.40 not published
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $1,258.40 not published
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $1,258.40 not published
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $1,258.80 $737.01 – $1,950.41
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $1,261.70 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $1,268.82 $147.27 – $1,415.85
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $1,268.82 $147.27 – $1,415.85
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $1,270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI $1,270.00 not published
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK $1,282.32 not published
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $1,293.40 $82.19 – $1,030.83
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $1,305.92 $105.39 – $240.44
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $1,305.92 $105.39 – $1,230.69
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $1,307.15 not published
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $1,308.45 not published

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