IV infusion cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $341.10 to $1,035.84, with a median of $475.00. The lowest listed price is at Mat-Su Valley Medical Center — $133.90 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $683.53 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 96365, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center lowest Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 OB CHRG - Inf/Inj/Hydration Once - IV THERAPY DX 1 | $341.10 | $1,137.00 | $64.80–$1,091.52 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 CHRG - Inf/Inj/Hydration - IV THERAPY DX 1 HR | $364.50 | $1,215.00 | $64.80–$1,166.40 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 96365 - IV tx, first hour | $392.40 | $1,308.00 | $64.80–$1,255.68 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | $475.00 | $475.00 | $132.95–$437.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM | $1,035.84 | $1,328.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM | $1,035.84 | $1,328.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $341.10, median $475.00, highest $1,035.84 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $802.17. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers giving a medicine through a vein over up to an hour, such as antibiotics, iron or some biologic drugs. Each additional hour is 96366; chemotherapy uses 96413.
What the price covers
The price is for the infusion time. The medicine is billed separately and often costs far more than the infusion.