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
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $722.25 $217.31 – $391.16
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $722.25 $201.23 – $362.22
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $722.25 $201.23 – $866.70
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $725.25 $201.23 – $402.47
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $727.14 $71.95 – $433.55
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $727.14 $71.95 – $433.55
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $727.14 $71.95 – $433.55
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $728.35 $220.06 – $506.11
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $739.20 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $739.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $739.20 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $739.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $739.20 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $739.20 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $739.20 not published
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $739.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $739.20 not published
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $739.20 not published
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $739.20 not published
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $739.20 not published
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $739.20 not published
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $739.20 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $739.20 not published
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $739.20 not published
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $739.20 not published
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $739.20 not published
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $744.12 not published
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $746.24 $59.00 – $1,362.06
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $750.00 $71.00 – $395.13
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $752.40 not published
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $757.55 $30.81 – $634.07
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $763.00 $120.31 – $416.66
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $763.00 $120.31 – $854.69
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $763.00 $120.31 – $416.66
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $763.00 $120.31 – $416.66
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $763.00 $67.09 – $416.66
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $763.00 $120.31 – $427.34
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $763.00 $1,246.23 – $1,246.23
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $763.00 $120.31 – $416.66
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $765.00 $213.35 – $452.29
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $765.00 $213.35 – $452.29
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $765.00 not published
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $765.00 $216.05 – $458.02
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $765.00 not published
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $765.00 $216.05 – $458.02
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $765.00 $213.35 – $452.29
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $765.00 $216.05 – $458.02
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $771.00 $34.79 – $220.96
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $773.96 not published
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $782.35 $222.12 – $493.11

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