IV infusion cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour as an inpatient: from $303.12 to $781.05, with a median of $596.88. The lowest listed price is at Hshs Holy Family Hospital — $293.76 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $273.76 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 96365, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital lowest Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $303.12 | $421.00 | $117.88–$569.84 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO PRIMARY IV TPD EACH | $495.84 | $495.84 | $495.84 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $551.52 | $766.00 | $153.20–$766.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC INFUSION THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $596.88 | $829.00 | $227.94–$829.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC INFUSION THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $693.36 | $963.00 | $226.53–$963.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO PRIMARY IV TPD EACH | $698.84 | $698.84 | $698.84 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 IV THERAPY DX 1 HR | $781.05 | $1,301.75 | $1,301.75 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $303.12, median $596.88, highest $781.05 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $551.52 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.