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
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $15.20 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL not published $14.25 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL not published $14.55 – $78.94
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $102.86 – $120.39
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $14.25 – $143.52
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $14.25 – $102.86
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $15.20 – $78.94
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $73.09 – $143.52
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $73.09 – $143.52
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $73.09 – $143.52
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO not published $73.09 – $78.94
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $73.09 – $143.52
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $73.09 – $143.52
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE, TX not published $32.03 – $78.94
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA not published $126.78 – $126.78
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND, VA not published $126.78 – $126.78
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA not published $126.78 – $183.68
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA not published $126.78 – $126.78
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE, VA not published $143.52 – $143.52
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA not published $126.78 – $183.68
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA not published $126.78 – $126.78
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI, VA not published $126.78 – $126.78
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA not published $126.78 – $126.78
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA not published $126.78 – $126.78
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $16.62 – $131.28
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $16.62 – $137.19
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $19.86 – $126.78
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN not published $17.93 – $126.78
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN not published $22.03 – $126.78
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN not published $18.57 – $126.78
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN not published $126.78 – $126.78
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN not published $20.50 – $126.78
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $21.78 – $126.78

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