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
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $150.00 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $150.48 $46.45 – $106.82
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $150.85 $28.98 – $111.42
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $150.85 $47.30 – $111.42
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $151.80 $2.50 – $19.25
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $152.10 $48.02 – $234.00
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI $152.50 not published
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $152.80 $59.17 – $155.70
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $153.60 $65.66 – $172.80
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $154.40 $11.25 – $212.18
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $154.40 $9.45 – $167.25
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $155.12 $48.90 – $110.84
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $156.00 $45.41 – $81.74
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $156.00 $46.97 – $48.35
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $157.30 $41.09 – $81.33
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $158.20 $52.18 – $136.97
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $158.40 $12.32 – $178.20
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $158.40 $45.48 – $125.61
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $158.50 $40.58 – $49.79
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $159.02 $73.09 – $143.52
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $159.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $159.60 not published
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $160.00 $35.35 – $131.40
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $160.00 $24.15 – $47.70
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $160.00 $11.25 – $79.77
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $162.00 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $162.50 $39.33 – $74.15
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $162.50 $74.68 – $74.68
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $163.20 $104.65 – $183.60
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $163.83 not published
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $164.16 $23.36 – $206.78
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $164.48 $41.64 – $707.40
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $165.00 $69.74 – $883.00
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $165.75 $53.82 – $60.57
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $168.80 $60.14 – $189.90
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $170.40 $36.32 – $135.00
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $170.64 $20.07 – $237.00
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $171.19 not published
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $171.50 $46.01 – $124.22
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $171.50 $47.04 – $127.01
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $171.50 $47.04 – $127.21
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $171.50 $47.04 – $127.01
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $171.50 $47.04 – $145.36
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $171.50 $44.37 – $263.67
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $171.50 $44.08 – $127.21
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $172.33 $12.91 – $363.26
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $174.85 $19.56 – $341.34
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $174.85 $19.56 – $341.34
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $174.85 $20.24 – $340.35
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $174.85 $20.24 – $340.35

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