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
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $113.40 not published
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $113.40 $56.05 – $111.42
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $113.75 $44.30 – $46.07
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $113.96 $33.48 – $565.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $113.96 $33.48 – $565.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $113.96 $33.48 – $565.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $113.96 $32.75 – $143.18
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $113.96 $33.48 – $565.00
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $114.10 $42.09 – $96.53
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $115.00 not published
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $115.20 $138.26 – $138.26
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $115.50 $46.14 – $177.99
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $115.50 $46.14 – $177.99
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $115.50 $46.14 – $177.99
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $115.50 $46.14 – $177.99
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $115.50 $46.14 – $177.99
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $115.72 $9.62 – $83.61
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $117.50 $69.74 – $1,270.00
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $118.20 $9.90 – $48.39
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $118.86 $32.72 – $49.63
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $119.08 $54.22 – $237.43
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $119.08 $45.78 – $213.42
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $120.24 $167.00 – $1,461.72
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $120.50 $8.23 – $84.47
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $121.39 $18.13 – $443.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $121.39 $12.91 – $367.69
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $121.95 $115.28 – $317.31
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $122.00 $53.14 – $567.29
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $122.03 not published
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $122.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $122.50 not published
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $122.55 $13.11 – $43.77
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $122.75 $11.75 – $70.30
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $122.75 $11.63 – $86.66
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $122.85 $34.01 – $34.01
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $124.92 $12.87 – $245.69
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $125.00 $69.74 – $1,270.00
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $125.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $125.40 $3.57 – $19.25
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $125.45 $41.09 – $55.12
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $125.45 $41.09 – $55.12
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $125.45 $41.09 – $55.12
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $125.45 $45.15 – $125.04
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $125.45 $45.15 – $46.96
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $125.45 $45.15 – $125.04
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $125.45 $45.15 – $125.04
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $125.45 $41.09 – $55.12
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $125.45 $46.14 – $125.04
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $125.67 $21.59 – $200.22
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $126.00 $20.07 – $175.00

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