IV Fluids (each additional hour) cost at US hospitals

Intravenous hydration infusion, each additional hour · CPT 96361

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IV Fluids (each additional hour)

This is the continuation charge for intravenous fluid: it covers each further hour after the first one. It never appears on its own — it sits beneath the charge for the initial infusion, and it can appear several times on one bill if the drip ran for several hours.

$18.00

lowest cash price

$133.90

national median

$1,253.00

highest cash price

868

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $18.00–$1,253.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$18.00

Ascension Providence — Waco, TX

Most expensive published cash price

$1,253.00

Thomas Hospitals — South Charleston, WV

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($122.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($140.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $192.66 $233.94 $330.72
Arizona 23 $28.07 $58.97 $304.22
Arkansas 11 $41.42 $125.45 $186.00
California 90 $24.60 $213.20 $642.60
Colorado 17 $45.58 $159.02 $678.77
Florida 81 $68.40 $217.79 $987.75
Georgia 25 $110.76 $210.00 $713.65
Hawaii 2 $99.84 $99.84 $231.00
Illinois 50 $60.00 $148.17 $347.40
Indiana 26 $86.38 $134.00 $337.80
Iowa 22 $26.40 $87.80 $1,242.00
Kansas 11 $66.40 $140.40 $451.98
Kentucky 22 $39.46 $80.40 $448.20
Louisiana 1 $60.84 $60.84 $60.84
Maine 7 $122.75 $129.75 $532.50
Maryland 2 $703.20 $703.20 $703.20
Michigan 27 $64.39 $230.00 $259.00
Minnesota 19 $66.08 $132.80 $190.40
Mississippi 11 $18.70 $47.25 $69.60
Missouri 20 $96.29 $199.65 $455.00
Montana 2 $80.00 $80.00 $115.20
Nebraska 13 $31.50 $46.20 $129.93
Nevada 4 $37.30 $80.98 $112.97
New Hampshire 1 $98.10 $98.10 $98.10
New Jersey 21 $50.43 $65.53 $128.10
New Mexico 2 $73.08 $73.08 $73.08
New York 23 $54.60 $54.60 $415.00
North Carolina 15 $27.15 $27.15 $773.96
North Dakota 4 $102.40 $102.40 $213.60
Ohio 68 $27.00 $130.80 $658.50
Oklahoma 17 $67.06 $136.50 $339.30
Oregon 13 $23.22 $164.48 $339.00
Pennsylvania 32 $62.40 $147.60 $812.00
South Carolina 12 $29.50 $98.40 $187.50
South Dakota 7 $131.20 $153.60 $203.20
Tennessee 38 $20.16 $27.60 $304.34
Texas 113 $18.00 $190.67 $395.50
Virginia 43 $27.14 $115.50 $185.50
Washington 31 $65.20 $113.40 $294.32
West Virginia 14 $45.00 $410.00 $1,253.00
Wisconsin 33 $78.09 $143.88 $232.14
Wyoming 4 $68.40 $73.50 $103.17

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $136.76 $19.07 – $323.40
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $137.25 not published
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $137.50 $78.94 – $78.94
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $138.00 $20.94 – $928.00
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $138.29 not published
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $139.10 $18.13 – $310.78
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $139.75 $41.09 – $81.33
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $139.99 $10.74 – $51.44
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $140.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $140.00 not published
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $140.00 $49.54 – $74.31
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $140.00 $49.54 – $74.31
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $140.12 $115.28 – $317.31
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $140.40 $16.83 – $156.42
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $140.40 not published
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $140.61 $18.13 – $310.78
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $141.24 $33.40 – $92.42
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $141.35 $34.11 – $45.48
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $141.60 $42.85 – $159.30
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $141.75 not published
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $143.20 not published
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $143.88 $18.29 – $216.25
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $143.88 $18.32 – $216.25
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $143.88 $18.19 – $218.00
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $143.88 $47.84 – $231.08
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $144.00 $11.25 – $325.67
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $144.00 $13.85 – $66.41
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $144.65 $34.74 – $125.61
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $144.65 $125.61 – $125.61
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $144.65 $125.61 – $125.61
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $145.20 $2.50 – $19.25
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $145.60 $50.18 – $50.18
St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $146.40 not published
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $146.40 $43.83 – $164.70
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $146.90 not published
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $147.05 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $147.05 not published
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $147.50 not published
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $147.50 not published
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $147.60 $9.90 – $54.83
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $147.60 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $147.60 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $147.60 not published
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $147.60 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $147.60 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $147.60 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $147.60 not published
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $148.17 $37.95 – $77.92
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $149.50 $71.93 – $380.77
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $149.60 $17.90 – $56.28

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