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
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $102.60 $2.50 – $19.25
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $102.60 $2.50 – $19.25
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $102.60 $3.57 – $19.25
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $102.60 $3.57 – $19.25
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $102.60 $3.57 – $19.25
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $103.17 $54.72 – $110.58
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $104.10 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $104.50 $45.26 – $49.79
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $105.00 $9.90 – $46.19
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $105.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $105.60 $2.50 – $19.25
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $106.34 $12.89 – $103.68
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $106.80 $3.57 – $19.25
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $107.00 $46.60 – $47.97
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $107.00 $46.60 – $47.97
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $107.50 $62.73 – $802.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $107.50 $69.74 – $1,270.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $108.00 $11.43 – $153.00
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $108.00 $11.43 – $70.53
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $108.00 $11.43 – $70.91
UPMC Memorial York, PA $108.00 $11.43 – $70.78
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $108.00 $9.90 – $43.99
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $108.00 $11.43 – $153.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $108.96 $51.19 – $111.42
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $109.01 $30.39 – $353.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $109.01 $30.39 – $354.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $109.01 $30.39 – $354.00
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $109.08 $12.99 – $80.48
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $109.08 $12.99 – $78.24
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $109.08 $12.99 – $56.81
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $109.08 $12.99 – $80.48
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $109.60 $53.29 – $384.29
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $109.60 $53.29 – $384.29
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $109.60 $53.56 – $393.17
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $109.60 $55.16 – $1,286.44
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $109.60 $53.56 – $393.33
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $110.76 $47.56 – $87.99
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $110.76 $47.13 – $87.20
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $110.76 $47.56 – $87.99
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $110.76 $41.03 – $80.43
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $110.76 $47.56 – $87.99
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $110.76 $47.56 – $87.99
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $110.76 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $110.76 $46.97 – $92.06
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $110.76 not published
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $110.76 $46.08 – $90.31
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $110.76 not published
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $111.80 $44.71 – $46.50
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $112.97 $13.36 – $260.13
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $113.22 $0.40 – $408.48

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