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First Hour Of IV Chemotherapy Infusion

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 96413

A chemotherapy drug is given through an IV line over a period of time, typically administered in a clinic infusion chair, covering the first hour of the infusion for the main drug given. Additional time or additional drugs given in the same visit are billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does First Hour Of IV Chemotherapy Infusion cost?

$170

Typical physician fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $214.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $117 to $603
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kprofessional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $170 · 34th of 51
MN $295TX $145

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.