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
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $174.85 $44.92 – $340.35
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $174.85 $20.24 – $330.89
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $174.85 $46.54 – $340.35
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $174.85 $20.24 – $340.35
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $175.45 $18.22 – $92.28
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $176.15 $39.33 – $55.12
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $176.15 $41.09 – $106.47
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $176.40 not published
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $176.80 $16.83 – $60.57
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital GREER, SC $178.10 $12.24 – $254.82
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $178.15 $12.10 – $161.76
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $179.20 $48.45 – $201.60
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $179.20 $48.45 – $201.60
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $179.50 $12.10 – $169.09
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $179.94 $16.32 – $293.09
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $180.80 $60.48 – $184.50
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $181.20 $2.50 – $19.25
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $181.20 $3.57 – $19.25
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $182.70 not published
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $183.00 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $185.50 $46.60 – $47.97
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $185.50 $46.60 – $47.97
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $185.50 $46.60 – $47.97
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $185.50 $46.60 – $47.97
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $185.50 $46.60 – $47.97
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $185.50 $46.60 – $47.97
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $185.50 $46.60 – $47.97
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $186.00 $44.76 – $45.65
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $186.00 $40.23 – $371.00
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $186.40 $35.00 – $93.60
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $186.48 $259.00 – $975.21
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $186.73 $199.69 – $380.77
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $187.50 $51.22 – $95.25
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $187.50 $51.22 – $164.68
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $187.50 $51.22 – $164.68
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $187.50 $51.22 – $164.68
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $187.50 $51.22 – $164.68
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $187.50 $45.50 – $50.05
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $188.70 $65.16 – $99.20
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $190.00 $27.00 – $27.00
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $190.40 $48.45 – $214.20
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $190.45 $30.95 – $300.90
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $190.67 $32.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $190.67 $42.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $190.67 $42.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $190.67 $42.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $190.67 $34.96 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $190.67 $32.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $190.67 $42.03 – $238.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $190.67 $42.03 – $238.34

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