IV infusion cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $199.00 to $964.50, with a median of $700.00. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $501.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $544.28 at 102 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 31, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 IV Infusion Therapy/Prophylaxis /Dx 1st >1 Hour | $199.00 | $398.00 | $109.55–$379.29 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC INFUSION,INITIAL,UP TO 1 HR OBED | $476.00 | $1,904.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC INFUSION,INITIAL,UP TO 1 HR | $476.00 | $1,904.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, LIDOCAINE INITIAL, UP TO 1HR" | $700.00 | $1,250.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, LIDOCAINE INITIAL, UP TO 1HR" | $700.00 | $1,250.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, NARCOTIC INITIAL, UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, PROPOFOL INITIAL, UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PAIN MEDICATIONS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION PENTAMIDINE, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION IMMUNOGLOBULIN, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, NARCOTIC INITIAL, UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, PROPOFOL INITIAL, UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "INTRAVENOUS INFUSION STEROIDS, INITIAL UP TO 1HR" | $705.60 | $1,260.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR | $840.00 | $1,500.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 IV INFUSION THERAPY/PROPHYLAXIS /DX 1ST TO 1 HR | $840.00 | $1,500.00 | $255.00–$797.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC IV Infsn Tx Prylxs 1st Hr | $964.50 | $1,929.00 | $814.04–$1,003.08 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 2nd Enc-IV Inf-Ther-1st Hr | $1,276.40 | $3,191.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 IV Infusion-Therapeutic-1st Hr | $1,276.40 | $3,191.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $199.00, median $700.00, highest $964.50 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $588.00. 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 4 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.