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
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $52.92 – $401.96
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $67.94 – $575.87
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN not published $61.36 – $575.87
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN not published $75.39 – $575.87
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN not published $63.55 – $575.87
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN not published $575.87 – $575.87
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN not published $70.13 – $575.87
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $74.51 – $575.87
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY not published $358.56 – $358.56
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $75.69 – $321.39
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $94.09 – $516.58
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $242.23 – $826.83
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA not published $237.02 – $260.73
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $118.91 – $355.80
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $106.04 – $358.56
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $118.91 – $355.80
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX not published $91.00 – $358.56
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $118.91 – $198.66
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $91.00 – $358.56
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $211.68 – $217.91
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $87.00 – $249.15
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $194.85 – $545.58
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $30.26 – $73.25
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $194.85 – $545.58
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $320.84 – $320.84
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL not published $35.15 – $467.22
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $152.89 – $545.58
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL not published $37.83 – $358.56
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN not published $11.75 – $66.15

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