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
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $232.14 $20.69 – $98.82
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $232.40 not published
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $233.94 $24.64 – $49.63
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $234.00 not published
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $234.00 $46.66 – $83.98
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $234.00 not published
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $234.00 $46.66 – $83.98
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $234.00 $46.66 – $83.98
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $234.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $234.00 $46.66 – $83.98
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $234.00 $46.66 – $83.98
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $240.90 $19.93 – $1,951.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $241.37 $41.34 – $301.71
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $241.37 $41.34 – $362.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $241.37 $41.34 – $362.05
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $241.37 $41.34 – $321.82
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $242.00 $41.09 – $41.09
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $245.00 $51.87 – $1,005.73
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $246.00 $13.86 – $170.59
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $246.03 $11.39 – $370.44
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $246.60 $50.18 – $51.18
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $247.20 not published
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $252.35 $28.98 – $111.42
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $252.72 $50.18 – $399.97
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $253.20 $13.85 – $38.62
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $258.60 not published
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $258.70 $9.19 – $339.48
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $258.70 $9.19 – $323.31
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $259.00 not published
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $259.00 $33.65 – $69.99
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $260.05 $56.05 – $111.42
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $264.33 $27.88 – $86.64
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $264.78 $20.68 – $2,250.63
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $265.00 $42.71 – $188.16
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $266.40 $9.90 – $46.19
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $267.75 $66.49 – $99.20
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $272.20 $37.35 – $94.08
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $272.20 $37.35 – $94.23
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $272.80 not published
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $276.00 not published
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $278.30 $18.22 – $96.38
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $279.32 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $281.00 $20.00 – $1,006.18
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $283.90 $42.37 – $135.29
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $284.56 not published
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $288.12 $14.60 – $765.88
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $289.38 not published
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $289.80 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $289.80 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $289.80 not published

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