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
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $160.00 $183.28 – $540.20
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $162.56 $90.51 – $983.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $163.08 $77.79 – $453.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $163.68 $72.99 – $453.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $164.35 $73.58 – $2,557.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $164.35 $0.96 – $451.39
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $164.35 $65.76 – $2,557.00
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $164.50 $55.44 – $209.60
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $165.09 $129.05 – $419.33
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $165.75 $200.21 – $276.60
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $166.74 $71.84 – $448.30
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $167.60 $37.66 – $545.58
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $168.00 $43.83 – $385.86
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $170.95 $187.62 – $483.61
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $170.95 $187.62 – $369.43
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $171.50 $21.36 – $358.24
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $175.00 $227.94 – $369.26
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $175.00 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $175.00 not published
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $175.00 $227.94 – $369.26
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $175.50 $49.81 – $276.60
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $176.15 $166.46 – $268.63
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $176.80 $49.81 – $276.60
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $177.56 $16.84 – $460.52
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $178.75 $166.46 – $336.83
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $179.40 $82.52 – $1,076.40
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $179.40 $82.52 – $1,076.40
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $179.40 $82.52 – $1,243.84
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $184.00 $43.83 – $384.78
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $184.00 $184.01 – $536.70
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $184.24 $48.60 – $392.22
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $184.82 $77.79 – $453.00
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $186.00 not published
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $186.00 $65.15 – $8,731.00
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $187.50 not published
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $188.45 $77.79 – $453.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $188.46 $230.26 – $458.22
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $189.48 $108.21 – $470.47
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $191.52 $98.04 – $223.44
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $192.00 $180.16 – $525.48
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $193.21 $96.98 – $358.08
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $193.28 $38.10 – $616.00
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $193.44 $210.69 – $214.90
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $195.36 $232.54 – $506.11
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $195.51 $79.80 – $223.44
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $196.20 $230.26 – $458.22
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $196.57 $21.79 – $493.76
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $198.10 not published
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $199.75 $90.87 – $392.22
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $200.00 $185.00 – $539.59

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