IV Fluids (first hour) cost at US hospitals

Intravenous hydration infusion, initial 31 minutes to 1 hour · CPT 96360

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IV Fluids (first hour)

This is plain fluid given through a vein — salt water, essentially — as its own treatment rather than as a carrier for a drug. This code covers the first infusion, once it has run longer than half an hour and up to an hour. It is billed by time, not by the bag.

$22.14

lowest cash price

$390.00

national median

$3,653.40

highest cash price

875

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $22.14–$3,653.40 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$22.14

64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo — Yazoo City, MS

Most expensive published cash price

$3,653.40

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center — Des Moines, IA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($408.65) → Sep 1, 2026 ($424.50)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $405.72 $744.12 $1,035.84
Arizona 23 $78.55 $201.13 $458.56
Arkansas 11 $120.00 $151.76 $595.00
California 90 $66.60 $442.00 $1,647.75
Colorado 17 $148.60 $933.33 $933.33
Florida 81 $254.15 $782.35 $1,987.82
Georgia 25 $225.56 $678.00 $1,485.91
Hawaii 2 $193.28 $193.28 $438.75
Illinois 49 $175.00 $401.60 $715.20
Indiana 26 $373.88 $424.50 $1,213.91
Iowa 28 $191.52 $396.11 $3,653.40
Kansas 11 $148.80 $240.50 $660.31
Kentucky 22 $189.48 $323.83 $1,213.91
Louisiana 1 $278.46 $278.46 $278.46
Maine 7 $328.00 $533.10 $757.55
Maryland 2 $234.00 $234.00 $234.00
Michigan 27 $158.48 $522.40 $685.00
Minnesota 19 $165.09 $342.40 $632.80
Mississippi 11 $22.14 $184.00 $313.60
Missouri 21 $69.00 $337.70 $423.50
Montana 2 $236.00 $236.00 $416.00
Nebraska 13 $158.70 $247.38 $470.31
Nevada 4 $193.21 $292.54 $408.13
New Hampshire 1 $423.90 $423.90 $423.90
New Jersey 21 $146.39 $233.20 $254.89
New Mexico 2 $215.46 $215.46 $215.46
New York 23 $144.00 $249.32 $1,002.00
North Carolina 15 $140.15 $140.15 $773.96
North Dakota 4 $372.00 $372.00 $476.80
Ohio 68 $121.01 $478.80 $1,441.50
Oklahoma 17 $136.50 $144.67 $1,057.65
Oregon 13 $85.05 $648.00 $1,035.75
Pennsylvania 32 $231.60 $522.00 $1,143.00
South Carolina 11 $59.50 $320.40 $497.00
South Dakota 7 $370.40 $461.60 $530.40
Tennessee 38 $78.66 $104.32 $1,335.56
Texas 113 $72.00 $449.55 $1,833.06
Virginia 43 $78.66 $336.00 $642.00
Washington 31 $198.10 $418.51 $613.60
West Virginia 17 $171.50 $290.50 $513.50
Wisconsin 33 $187.50 $293.70 $614.52
Wyoming 4 $238.14 $254.40 $383.72

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $428.75 not published
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $429.00 $21.36 – $383.72
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $429.00 $21.36 – $358.56
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $430.08 $246.31 – $836.02
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $430.08 $246.31 – $863.58
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $430.08 $247.00 – $863.58
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $430.50 $358.56 – $358.56
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $432.60 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $432.60 not published
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $433.02 $131.49 – $225.42
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $433.02 $131.49 – $776.04
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $433.02 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $433.54 $53.21 – $451.22
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $433.54 $53.21 – $451.22
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $434.50 $14.03 – $564.28
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $434.50 $14.03 – $576.92
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $434.50 $14.03 – $577.87
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $434.50 $213.67 – $576.92
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $434.50 $18.28 – $576.92
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $434.50 $33.17 – $534.18
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $434.50 $14.03 – $577.87
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $436.84 $27.80 – $204.77
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $438.00 not published
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $438.75 not published
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $439.00 $225.04 – $337.56
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $439.00 $225.04 – $337.56
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $439.47 $34.65 – $118.22
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $440.80 $128.72 – $298.80
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $442.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $442.00 not published
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $442.00 not published
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $442.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $442.00 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $442.00 not published
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $442.00 not published
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $442.00 not published
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $442.00 not published
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $442.00 not published
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $442.00 not published
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $442.00 not published
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $442.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $443.40 $11.75 – $66.15
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $443.50 $21.36 – $1,027.57
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $444.49 $27.80 – $217.80
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $444.49 $27.80 – $245.02
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $444.49 $27.80 – $227.80
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $446.40 $91.17 – $620.00
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $448.00 $39.53 – $377.58
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $449.55 $52.36 – $52.36
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $449.55 $52.36 – $52.36

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