Doctor visits and therapy CPT 96365 Outpatient

IV infusion cost in Los Angeles, CA

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 31 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $248.50 to $1,847.92, with a median of $423.15. The lowest listed price is at Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro and 1 other hospital — $174.65 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $544.28 at 102 hospitals.

Cash prices at 31 facilities across 23 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$248.50Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro + 1 more
Median$423.15half pay less
Highest$1,847.92in this market
Difference7.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

median
Lowest $248.50Highest $1,847.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro lowest San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $248.50 $710.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance lowest Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $248.50 $710.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance lowest Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $248.50 $710.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro lowest San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $248.50 $710.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $254.88 $531.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $254.88 $531.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 IV INF TX INIT <=1 HR $268.80 $672.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 IV INF TX INIT <=1 HR $268.80 $672.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 IV INF TX INIT <=1 HR $268.80 $672.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 IV INF/THER/PRO/DX,INI U/T 1HR - 96365 - 6100765 $272.00 $1,237.00 $22.50–$1,237.00 78% Sep 1, 2026
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Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 IV THRPY 1 HR $272.00 $573.27 $22.50–$1,237.00 53% Sep 1, 2026
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Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 IV TX INIT 1 HR $272.00 $75.00 $22.50–$1,237.00 -263% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 ER IV INFUS THPY/PROPH/DX INTL $272.00 $1,237.00 $39.38–$1,237.00 78% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 IV INF THERAPEUTIC 1ST HR - 96365 - 46110128 $272.00 $573.27 $39.38–$1,237.00 53% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 IV INF THERAPEUTIC 1ST HR - 96365 - 45416203 $272.00 $180.00 $39.38–$1,237.00 -51% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 IV INF THERAPEUTIC 1ST HR - 96365 - 49110125 $272.00 $573.27 $39.38–$1,237.00 53% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 IV INF THERAPEUTIC 1ST HR - 96365 - 50720127 $272.00 $573.27 $39.38–$1,237.00 53% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 IV INF THERAPEUTIC 1ST HR - 96365 - 61070017 $272.00 $705.15 $39.38–$1,237.00 61% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 IV INFUS THPY/PROPH/DX INTL HR $272.00 $573.27 $39.38–$1,237.00 53% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 IV INF THERAPEUTIC 1ST HR - 96365 - 69316206 $272.00 $573.27 $39.38–$1,237.00 53% Sep 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 THER/PROPH/DIAG IV INF INIT $272.00 $578.40 $39.38–$1,237.00 53% Sep 1, 2026
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Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 IV INF/THER/PRO/DX,INI U/T 1HR $272.00 $630.00 $45.30–$1,237.00 57% Sep 1, 2026
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La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Iv Infu, Therap/Proph/Diagn, Init, 1St Hr $272.00 $1,550.65 $62.60–$1,550.65 82% Sep 1, 2026
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Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 IV INF/THER/PRO/DX,INI U/T 1HR - 96365 - 5500112 $272.00 $630.00 $22.50–$1,237.00 57% Sep 1, 2026
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Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 IV INF TH/PROP*INITIAL U/T1H $272.00 $1,237.00 $45.30–$1,237.00 78% Sep 1, 2026
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Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 ER IV THERAPY/VISIT $272.00 $151.00 $45.30–$1,237.00 -80% Sep 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $272.64 $568.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $272.64 $568.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $318.15 $909.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $318.15 $909.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB IV INFUSION THERAPY 1ST HR $330.94 $509.14 $262.35–$9,712.00 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Infusion Therapy Visit $330.94 $509.14 $638.00–$843.00 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $389.76 $812.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $389.76 $812.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $413.70 $1,182.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $413.70 $1,182.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 4T THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 3N THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 4N THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 5N THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 CDU THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 1T THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 2T THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 5T THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 NICU THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 96365-THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,209.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 THERAPY INFUSION 1ST HOUR $423.15 $1,209.00 $268.05–$1,668.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" $478.40 $920.00 $209.00–$622.00 48% —
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Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $508.55 $1,453.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $534.10 $1,526.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 IV INF TX INIT <=1 HR $685.60 $1,714.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC IV INFUSION INITIAL HR CDM $756.70 $2,162.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ED IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR CDM $756.70 $2,162.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Ther/Proph/Diag Iv Inf Init $1,300.00 $1,300.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Ther/Proph/Diag Iv Inf Init $1,337.50 $1,337.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB IV INFUSION THERAPY 1ST HR $1,847.92 $2,842.96 $262.35–$14,761.00 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 INFUSION THERAPY $1,847.92 $2,842.96 $2,148.00–$2,209.00 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $248.50, median $423.15, highest $1,847.92 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 28 facilities here, median $478.40. 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 16 of 16 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.