IV infusion cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $256.50 to $384.60, with a median of $320.55. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $64.05 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $428.68 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Therprophdiag Iv Inf Init | $256.50 | $285.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC IV 1st Hour Init Drug | $384.60 | $641.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Iv Infusion Tx Proph Diag 1St | $712.80 | $792.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Iv Infusion T Proph Diag 1St | $712.80 | $792.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Iv Infusion, Tx,Proph,Diag 1St | $729.90 | $811.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $256.50, median $320.55, highest $384.60 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $320.55. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.