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
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $1,308.45 not published
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $1,310.40 $326.24 – $867.90
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $1,314.56 $213.00 – $3,995.79
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $1,322.02 $88.64 – $1,894.30
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $1,323.82 not published
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $1,323.82 $83.39 – $173.76
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $1,325.00 not published
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $1,326.00 $415.68 – $1,108.02
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $1,326.00 $415.68 – $1,108.02
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $1,341.60 $130.31 – $785.61
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $1,343.16 $661.10 – $3,070.08
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $1,350.00 not published
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $1,360.82 not published
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $1,366.40 $89.88 – $1,537.20
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $1,368.84 $90.98 – $2,184.72
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $1,368.84 $1,456.48 – $2,912.96
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $1,368.84 $1,456.48 – $2,912.96
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $1,368.84 $221.00 – $2,912.96
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $1,368.84 $325.00 – $2,961.02
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $1,368.84 $151.00 – $2,912.96
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $1,368.84 $1,456.48 – $2,912.96
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $1,377.65 $211.08 – $1,655.05
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $1,377.65 $211.08 – $735.74
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $1,377.65 $211.08 – $735.74
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $1,387.50 $584.48 – $1,665.00
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $1,387.50 $584.48 – $1,052.06
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $1,387.50 $631.17 – $1,136.11
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $1,387.50 $584.48 – $1,052.06
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $1,387.50 $584.48 – $1,052.06
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $1,387.50 $631.17 – $1,136.11
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $1,387.50 $584.48 – $1,052.06
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $1,387.50 $408.85 – $1,665.00
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $1,393.59 $964.29 – $1,004.89
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $1,416.96 $92.87 – $1,927.80
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $1,419.30 $64.26 – $1,477.28
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $1,421.23 not published
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $1,424.64 $59.64 – $7,791.00
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $1,431.43 $487.19 – $4,197.10
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $1,433.60 $433.84 – $1,612.80
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $1,433.60 $433.84 – $1,612.80
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $1,434.60 $15.90 – $92.10
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $1,434.60 $15.90 – $92.10
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $1,434.60 $17.99 – $92.10
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $1,434.60 $17.99 – $92.10
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $1,434.60 $17.99 – $92.10

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