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
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $61.94 $18.13 – $114.33
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $62.40 $9.90 – $54.99
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $62.59 $48.04 – $110.58
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $62.94 $29.00 – $141.75
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $63.00 $12.99 – $56.81
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $63.00 $12.99 – $56.81
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $63.36 $31.25 – $96.36
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $63.71 $12.81 – $84.26
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $63.71 $40.30 – $337.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $64.08 $20.07 – $125.45
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $64.29 $480.46 – $792.76
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $64.39 $8.30 – $113.90
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $64.39 $8.30 – $113.90
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $64.39 $8.30 – $113.90
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $64.39 $8.30 – $120.19
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $64.64 $29.00 – $141.75
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $65.20 $29.00 – $141.75
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $65.20 $55.86 – $147.83
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $65.45 $60.12 – $930.00
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $65.53 $50.43 – $100.36
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $65.66 $8.28 – $108.14
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $66.08 $33.34 – $100.82
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $66.40 $11.69 – $184.31
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $66.48 $39.46 – $115.08
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $66.60 not published
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $66.60 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $66.60 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $66.60 not published
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $67.00 $46.59 – $139.76
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $67.00 not published
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $67.06 $15.89 – $175.56
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $67.06 $15.89 – $123.99
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $67.06 $15.89 – $105.77
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $67.06 $15.89 – $31.20
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $67.06 $15.89 – $27.21
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $67.06 $15.89 – $18.55
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $68.32 $16.24 – $85.90
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $68.40 $49.60 – $91.76
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $68.40 $54.72 – $110.58
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $68.59 $10.74 – $72.87
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $68.60 $52.18 – $137.20
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $69.14 $51.07 – $101.63
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $69.24 $12.41 – $87.00
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $69.25 $40.51 – $356.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $69.35 $20.94 – $2,557.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $69.35 $0.38 – $99.37
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $69.35 $18.72 – $2,557.00
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $69.60 $40.14 – $380.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $70.88 $29.00 – $141.75
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $71.96 $12.41 – $87.00

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