US Health Care Costs

Dialysis session

CPT 90935 · Infusions, shots and treatments · hospital facility charge

At the 107 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $1,325, and most charge between $637 and $3,569 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

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$1,325typical cash price
$1,371typical commercial insurer rate
$2,535typical list price
107hospitals in 30 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$2.2kID$1.9kMTNDMN$799IL$2.0kMI$944NY$815MA$3.9kOR$2.6kNV$3.2kWYSDIA$970IN$637OH$1.5kPA$1.5kNJ$824CTRICA$1.0kUT$2.1kCONE$523MO$1.4kKY$2.8kWVVAMD$506DE$1.5kAZNMKSARTN$774NC$750SC$2.2kDCOK$1.3kLAMSALGA$1.6kHITX$1.1kFL$956PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Arizona1–––$871
California7$1,046$720$2,060$1,368
Delaware1$1,493$1,493$1,493$3,187
Florida8$956$806$3,923$1,541
Georgia5$1,576$1,027$2,475$1,413
Iowa1$970$970$970$1,374
Idaho2$1,915$1,915$1,915$1,532
Illinois5$1,976$1,360$3,290$1,453
Indiana2$637$637$637$1,573
Kentucky2$2,810$2,810$2,810$1,256
Massachusetts3$3,946$299$3,946$3,420
Maryland1$506$506$506–
Michigan3$944$944$3,090$719
Minnesota1$799$799$799$1,268
Missouri3$1,399$1,241$1,470$1,430
North Carolina4$750$402$750$727
Nebraska1$523$523$523$944
New Jersey8$824$401$8,199$1,818
Nevada1$3,209$3,209$3,209$240
New York1$815$815$815$475
Ohio7$1,470$171$3,569$1,506
Oklahoma2$1,283$1,283$1,283$1,278
Oregon1$2,599$2,599$2,599$2,152
Pennsylvania7$1,507$775$4,158$921
South Carolina4$2,245$601$3,889$846
Tennessee2$774$774$774$1,247
Texas14$1,112$451$5,797$1,125
Utah2$2,089$1,979$2,199$2,169
Virginia6–––$2,029
Washington2$2,212$1,748$2,676$2,019
107 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 dialysis session cost at a hospital?

At 81 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for dialysis session is $1,325, and most charge between $637 and $3,569. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,371. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for dialysis session?

At 29 of the 66 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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