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
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $31.50 $12.00 – $63.75
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $31.50 $13.50 – $63.75
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $31.74 $16.56 – $56.58
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $33.73 $33.00 – $192.85
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $34.00 $41.51 – $92.47
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $36.00 $40.32 – $97.31
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $36.00 $43.55 – $47.91
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $36.92 $12.81 – $95.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $36.93 $12.41 – $87.00
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $37.30 $18.72 – $69.12
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $39.00 not published
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $39.36 $51.19 – $111.42
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $39.46 $16.41 – $84.63
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $39.52 $46.14 – $47.06
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $39.60 $29.30 – $237.60
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $39.60 $29.30 – $237.60
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $39.60 $29.30 – $274.56
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $40.18 $40.38 – $41.19
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $40.32 $23.03 – $100.10
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $41.39 $29.00 – $151.20
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $41.42 $15.14 – $85.04
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $41.55 $40.14 – $84.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $43.41 $12.81 – $87.00
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $43.47 $29.00 – $141.75
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $44.10 $40.38 – $41.19
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $44.99 $27.38 – $101.92
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $45.00 $27.00 – $27.00
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $45.58 $30.58 – $113.05
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $45.93 $29.00 – $151.20
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $45.93 $29.00 – $141.75
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $46.20 $33.55 – $74.49
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $46.75 $11.79 – $62.28
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $47.25 $41.89 – $117.29
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $48.30 $40.23 – $962.66
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $48.40 $40.23 – $115.77
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $50.43 $20.90 – $613.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $50.43 $20.90 – $1,421.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $51.03 $29.00 – $141.75
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $51.07 $51.07 – $875.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $51.07 $20.90 – $985.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $51.07 $20.90 – $1,013.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $51.11 $21.90 – $599.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $51.11 $21.90 – $693.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $51.22 $29.00 – $141.75
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $52.62 $29.00 – $147.20
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $52.77 $26.31 – $101.92
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $53.20 $36.65 – $84.26
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $53.35 $12.04 – $74.10
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $54.00 $44.17 – $58.50
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $54.34 $21.90 – $1,323.00

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