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
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $87.80 $10.74 – $57.84
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $87.80 $10.74 – $52.68
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $87.93 $60.12 – $941.17
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $88.75 $50.18 – $81.29
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $88.75 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $88.75 $49.13 – $81.29
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $88.75 $50.18 – $81.29
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $89.05 $44.71 – $46.50
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $89.05 not published
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $89.67 $13.36 – $272.55
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $90.74 $28.23 – $94.94
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $91.00 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $92.20 $10.74 – $45.17
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $92.20 $10.74 – $50.82
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $92.20 $10.74 – $47.25
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $92.45 $14.60 – $215.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $93.74 $18.13 – $995.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $94.63 $28.23 – $94.94
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $94.63 $28.23 – $94.94
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $94.63 $28.23 – $94.94
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $95.00 $69.74 – $1,270.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $95.00 $69.74 – $1,270.00
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $95.00 $21.59 – $98.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $95.04 $13.88 – $38.62
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $95.52 $51.19 – $111.42
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $96.29 $15.23 – $15.23
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $96.58 $12.91 – $354.40
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $96.81 $10.74 – $45.38
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $97.48 $51.77 – $103.54
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $97.50 not published
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $97.68 $17.20 – $732.60
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $97.78 $50.43 – $100.36
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $97.94 $25.28 – $113.28
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $98.00 $52.67 – $351.28
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $98.00 $51.14 – $353.79
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $98.10 $11.63 – $59.81
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $98.40 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $98.40 not published
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $99.16 $51.77 – $103.54
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $99.82 $44.79 – $112.43
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $99.84 $10.81 – $616.00
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $100.10 $50.18 – $52.69
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $100.10 $50.18 – $52.69
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $100.20 $9.45 – $82.55
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $100.80 not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $101.45 $50.43 – $100.36
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $101.70 not published
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $102.00 $11.69 – $151.98
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $102.40 $30.99 – $115.20
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $102.40 $30.99 – $115.20

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