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
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $678.77 $21.78 – $91.38
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $703.20 $146.00 – $146.00
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $713.65 not published
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $713.65 not published
Adventhealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL $741.29 not published
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $773.96 not published
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $812.00 $8.23 – $94.28
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $842.76 $48.90 – $98.67
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $844.80 $27.00 – $27.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $846.30 $4.56 – $152.00
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $913.00 $8.23 – $78.94
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $930.00 $8.23 – $278.82
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL $987.75 $48.90 – $108.56
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $1,158.00 $8.23 – $78.23
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $1,195.00 $8.23 – $78.87
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $1,240.00 $8.23 – $83.77
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $1,242.00 $2.28 – $152.00
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $1,253.00 $8.23 – $226.22
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $17.17 – $17.50
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $16.83 – $17.50
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS not published $16.83 – $41.30
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS not published $16.83 – $41.30
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO not published $16.83 – $17.50
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $16.83 – $17.50
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $16.83 – $17.50
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL not published $14.25 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL not published $14.25 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL Tampa, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL Orlando, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL NORTH, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL STUART, FL not published $14.25 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL not published $14.25 – $14.55
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL not published $14.25 – $78.94
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL not published $14.55 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $14.25 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL not published $14.25 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ST PETERSBURG, FL not published $14.25 – $14.55
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL not published $15.20 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $14.25 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA LEHIGH HOSPITAL LEHIGH ACRES, FL not published $102.86 – $102.86
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO not published $14.25 – $143.52

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