Chemotherapy infusion cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chemotherapy IV infusion, first hour: from $590.50 to $1,291.50, with a median of $1,103.20. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $512.70 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $873.60 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 96413, 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 Chemotx Admn IV Nfs Tq Up 1 Hr 1/1st Sbst/Drug | $590.50 | $1,181.00 | $50.03–$1,124.03 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC CHEMO INFUSION,INITIAL,UP TO 1 HR | $717.75 | $2,871.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 CHEMOTX ADMN IV NFS TQ UP 1 HR 1/1ST SBST/DRUG | $1,103.20 | $1,970.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 CHEMOTX ADMN IV NFS TQ UP 1 HR 1/1ST SBST/DRUG | $1,103.20 | $1,970.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Chemo IV Infusion Init Hr | $1,291.50 | $2,583.00 | $1,090.03–$1,343.16 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 2nd Enc Chemo IV Infus Up to 1 | $1,673.20 | $4,183.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Chemo Infusion Up to 1hr | $1,673.20 | $4,183.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $590.50, median $1,103.20, highest $1,291.50 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $910.48. 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 2 of 2 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 the first hour of giving chemotherapy or similar complex drugs through a vein.
What the price covers
The price is for the infusion time. The drugs are billed separately and usually cost far more.