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
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $126.50 $35.37 – $47.17
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $126.75 $44.71 – $45.16
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $126.75 $9.19 – $323.31
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $127.37 $24.41 – $85.90
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $127.50 not published
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $127.59 $12.91 – $367.69
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $127.68 $16.24 – $62.39
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $128.10 $6.77 – $100.36
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $128.68 $115.28 – $317.31
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $129.00 $2.50 – $19.25
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $129.19 $136.45 – $380.77
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $129.75 $12.10 – $120.93
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $129.93 $21.59 – $198.09
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $130.80 $46.14 – $123.95
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $130.80 $46.42 – $124.73
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $130.80 $46.14 – $123.95
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $130.80 $46.14 – $123.95
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $130.80 $45.89 – $123.29
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $130.80 $46.42 – $124.73
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $130.80 $45.89 – $123.29
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $131.04 $25.76 – $983.00
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $131.20 $51.50 – $147.60
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $131.72 $5.05 – $13.06
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $132.26 $13.85 – $64.50
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $132.65 $27.72 – $189.50
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $132.77 $115.28 – $317.31
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $132.80 $41.22 – $108.00
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $132.80 $41.22 – $108.00
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $133.11 not published
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $133.11 $12.44 – $25.92
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $133.11 $10.70 – $14.87
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $133.50 $49.54 – $74.31
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $133.50 $49.54 – $74.31
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $133.90 $48.08 – $49.05
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $134.00 $78.94 – $78.94
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $134.00 $43.55 – $47.91
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $134.40 $9.90 – $48.39
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $134.40 $16.24 – $39.92
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $134.40 $16.24 – $85.90
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $134.53 $53.84 – $343.07
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $134.64 $63.09 – $63.09
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $134.91 $20.88 – $226.38
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $135.00 $2.50 – $19.25
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $135.50 $49.54 – $74.31
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $136.00 $49.54 – $74.31
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $136.18 $11.07 – $53.11
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $136.50 $41.09 – $82.00
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $136.50 $41.09 – $81.33
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $136.50 $41.09 – $81.33
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $136.76 $69.30 – $389.00

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