US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy infusion, first hour

CPT 96413 · Infusions, shots and treatments · hospital facility charge

At the 124 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $745, and most charge between $390 and $1,829 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$745typical cash price
$658typical commercial insurer rate
$1,471typical list price
124hospitals in 32 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$764ID$1.4kMTNDMN$151IL$778MI$454NY$1.5kMA$1.7kOR$981NV$626WYSDIA$1.2kIN$573OH$593PA$651NJ$456CT$1.1kRICA$1.5kUT$781CONE$330MO$511KY$1.1kWVVA$738MD$946DE$1.0kAZ$1.8kNMKSARTN$240NC$854SC$569DCOK$455LAMSAL$615GA$633HITX$838FL$844PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$615$615$615$556
Arizona1$1,846$1,846$1,846$509
California10$1,535$467$3,972$658
Connecticut1$1,105$1,105$1,105–
Delaware1$1,026$1,026$1,026$1,534
Florida8$844$131$1,860$699
Georgia6$633$296$1,634$639
Iowa1$1,171$1,171$1,171$808
Idaho2$1,358$1,358$1,358$1,026
Illinois6$778$505$1,334$927
Indiana2$573$541$606$1,249
Kentucky2$1,109$886$1,332$1,179
Massachusetts3$1,666$662$1,666$1,457
Maryland1$946$946$946–
Michigan3$454$454$1,199$505
Minnesota1$151$151$151$466
Missouri4$511$435$716$734
North Carolina4$854$854$2,073$846
Nebraska1$330$330$330$641
New Jersey8$456$367$6,793$1,321
Nevada1$626$626$626$300
New York1$1,496$1,496$1,496$252
Ohio7$593$444$1,488$697
Oklahoma3$455$293$517$469
Oregon1$981$981$981$662
Pennsylvania8$651$373$1,942$327
South Carolina4$569$566$967$312
Tennessee2$240$240$240$1,330
Texas21$838$190$1,840$494
Utah2$781$752$809$817
Virginia6$738$738$3,137$1,048
Washington2$764$595$933$990
124 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does chemotherapy infusion, first hour cost at a hospital?

At 112 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for chemotherapy infusion, first hour is $745, and most charge between $390 and $1,829. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $658. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for chemotherapy infusion, first hour?

At 40 of the 96 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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