IV infusion cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $396.87 to $1,350.40, with a median of $522.00. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $125.13 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $453.55 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 IV INF THER PROPH DX TO R (96365) Tech | $396.87 | $1,369.00 | $177.41–$1,095.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 96365 THER/PROPH/DIAG IV INF INIT Tech | $396.87 | $1,369.00 | $177.41–$1,095.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 96365 Iv Inf Ther Proph Dx To R Tech | $396.87 | $1,369.00 | $177.41–$1,095.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 96365 IV Inf Ther Proph Dx Up To 1HR Tech | $396.87 | $1,369.00 | $493.52–$1,095.20 | 71% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC T/P/D IV INFUS INIT TO 1HR | $522.00 | $870.00 | $49.91–$739.50 | 40% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Infusion Into a Vein for Therapy, Prevention, or Diagnosis, 1 Hour or Less | $1,350.40 | $1,688.00 | $49.13–$1,591.78 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $396.87, median $522.00, highest $1,350.40 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $522.00. 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 3 of 3 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.