IV infusion cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 15 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $241.80 to $846.01, with a median of $291.20. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital and 5 other hospitals — $49.40 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $432.90 at 137 hospitals.
- The median here, $291.20, is 23% below the US median of $377.63.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- Cincinnati, OH has the lowest median of 4 metro areas in Ohio with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 96365, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital lowest Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC IV 1st Hour Init Drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $241.80 | $403.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC IV 1st Hour Init Drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $241.80 | $403.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC IV 1st Hour Init Drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $241.80 | $403.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital lowest Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC IV 1st Hour Init Drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $241.80 | $403.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital lowest Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC IV 1st Hour Init Drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $241.80 | $403.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC IV 1st Hour Init Drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $241.80 | $403.00 | — | 40% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Iv Infusion Initial Up To 1 Hr+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $256.02 | $502.00 | $24.57–$502.00 | 49% |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Ed Non Chemo Iv Infusion First Hr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $291.20 | $728.00 | — | 60% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Infusion Drug 1st 16-90 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.75 | $533.00 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Infusion Drug 1st 16-90 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.75 | $585.00 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Infusion Drug 1st 16-90 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.75 | $585.00 | — | 25% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Ed Iv Infusion 16 Min-1 Hr File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $729.60 | $1,216.00 | — | 40% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Ed Iv Infusion 16 Min-1 Hr File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $729.60 | $1,216.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Iv Infusion- 16 Min-1 Hr File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $810.60 | $1,351.00 | — | 40% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Iv Infusion- 16 Min-1 Hr File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $810.60 | $1,351.00 | — | 40% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC IV INF INITIAL TO 1HR SPEC DRUG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $811.00 | $811.00 | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB IV INFUS INITIAL UP TO 1 HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $846.01 | $846.01 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $241.80, median $291.20, highest $846.01 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $273.61. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 IV infusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: IV infusion explained.