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
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $369.60 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $369.60 not published
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $369.60 not published
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $369.60 not published
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $369.60 not published
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $378.53 $46.45 – $93.06
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $382.50 $60.23 – $99.20
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $386.94 $17.45 – $1,045.00
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $389.60 $9.90 – $24.76
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $395.50 $42.71 – $91.73
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $395.50 $42.71 – $188.16
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $395.50 $42.71 – $91.73
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $395.50 $42.71 – $91.73
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $395.50 $23.82 – $91.73
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $395.50 $42.71 – $94.08
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $395.50 $272.92 – $272.92
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $395.50 $42.71 – $91.73
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $410.00 $27.00 – $27.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $415.00 $20.00 – $1,060.36
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $416.76 $23.21 – $460.60
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $427.37 $43.94 – $43.94
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $432.99 not published
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $438.90 $18.13 – $611.52
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $448.20 not published
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $448.50 not published
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $448.50 not published
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $451.98 $44.33 – $128.56
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $451.98 not published
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $451.98 $44.03 – $74.86
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $455.00 $39.33 – $300.90
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $456.75 $44.30 – $548.10
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $456.75 $44.30 – $79.74
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $456.75 $47.84 – $86.11
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $456.75 $44.30 – $79.74
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $456.75 $44.30 – $79.74
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $456.75 $47.84 – $86.11
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $456.75 $44.30 – $79.74
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $456.75 $44.30 – $548.10
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $462.00 $30.00 – $30.00
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $468.70 $18.13 – $159.74
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $532.50 $12.10 – $445.70
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $541.00 $2.28 – $158.87
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $548.00 $11.25 – $77.98
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $637.00 $0.36 – $152.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $642.60 $63.10 – $99.20
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $658.50 $44.30 – $88.60
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $678.77 $21.78 – $91.38
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $678.77 $21.78 – $91.38
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $678.77 $21.78 – $91.38
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $678.77 $21.78 – $92.40

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