IV infusion cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $202.17 to $650.60, with a median of $642.00. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $439.83 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $449.55 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG EC PROC IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROP/DX UP TO 1 HR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG OB/UC PROC IV INFUSION THRPY/PRP/DIAG INIT, UP TO 1 HR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG OBSERVATION PROC IV INFUSION THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PROC IV INFUSION THRPY/PRP/DIAG INIT, UP TO 1 HR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OBSERVATION PROC IV INFUSION THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG OB/UC PROC IV INFUSION THRPY/PRP/DIAG INIT, UP TO 1 HR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROP/DX UP TO 1 HR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC IV INFUSION THRPY/PRP/DIAG INIT, UP TO 1 HR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG ASU/PREOP IV INFUSION THRY/PROP/DX INIT TO 1HR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG ASU/PREOP IV INFUSION THRY/PROP/DX INIT TO 1HR | $202.17 | $351.00 | $88.45–$280.80 | 42% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 THER/PRO/DX IV INF INIT =<1 HR | $210.25 | $912.72 | $202.89–$299.14 | 77% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $375.50 | $751.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC KETAMINE INFUSION THERAPY TREATMENT | $597.64 | $892.00 | $240.84–$847.40 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC KETAMINE INFUSION THERAPY TREATMENT | $597.64 | $892.00 | $240.84–$847.40 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC KETAMINE INFUSION THERAPY TREATMENT | $597.64 | $892.00 | $240.84–$847.40 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OUTPT-IV THERAPEUTIC,INITIAL,1 HOUR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OUTPT-IV THERAPEUTIC,INITIAL,1 HOUR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OUTPT-IV INFUSION 1 HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THER/PROPH/DIAG IV INFUSION, INITIAL, UP TO 1 HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC IV INFUSION DRUG FIRST HOUR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PROC INTRAVENOUS INFUSION THERAPY INITIAL UP TO 1HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OUTPT-IV THERAPEUTIC,INITIAL,1 HOUR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OUTPT-IV INFUSION 1 HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THER/PROPH/DIAG IV INFUSION, INITIAL, UP TO 1 HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC IV INFUSION DRUG FIRST HOUR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PROC INTRAVENOUS INFUSION THERAPY INITIAL UP TO 1HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC OUTPT-IV INFUSION 1 HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THER/PROPH/DIAG IV INFUSION, INITIAL, UP TO 1 HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC IV INFUSION DRUG FIRST HOUR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PROC INTRAVENOUS INFUSION THERAPY INITIAL UP TO 1HR | $617.74 | $922.00 | $248.94–$875.90 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $642.00 | $1,284.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $642.00 | $1,284.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $642.00 | $1,284.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $642.00 | $1,284.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $642.00 | $1,284.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $642.00 | $1,284.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $642.00 | $1,284.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1.0 HR | $642.00 | $1,284.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR THERAPY; PREVENTION; OR DIAGNOSIS; 1 HOUR OR LESS | $650.60 | $650.60 | $48.90–$368.71 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $202.17, median $642.00, highest $650.60 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $642.00. 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 4 of 5 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.