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
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $200.40 not published
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $200.48 $48.60 – $119.60
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $200.48 $48.60 – $392.22
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $201.13 $77.79 – $453.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $201.30 $206.61 – $573.61
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $201.53 $36.35 – $278.42
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $201.92 $77.79 – $564.80
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $204.00 $69.00 – $69.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $206.57 $77.79 – $453.00
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $206.98 $233.20 – $464.07
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $208.38 $77.79 – $453.00
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $209.00 $162.43 – $226.16
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $209.42 $36.35 – $278.42
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $211.80 $77.79 – $564.80
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $215.46 $210.99 – $295.38
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $215.82 $118.30 – $411.28
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $217.44 $232.54 – $506.11
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $218.75 $87.54 – $557.83
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $221.40 not published
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $224.86 $230.26 – $458.22
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $225.56 $106.00 – $617.22
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $225.56 $65.23 – $533.40
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $226.50 $77.79 – $453.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $228.50 $130.78 – $431.34
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $230.00 not published
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $230.12 $77.79 – $453.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $230.26 $55.03 – $613.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $230.26 $55.03 – $1,421.00
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $231.35 $113.78 – $506.11
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $231.35 $185.68 – $506.11
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $231.50 $60.00 – $60.00
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $231.60 $34.79 – $251.09
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $232.78 $178.67 – $411.28
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $233.20 $233.20 – $875.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $233.20 $55.03 – $985.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $233.20 $55.03 – $1,013.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $233.41 $57.91 – $599.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $233.41 $57.91 – $693.00
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $234.00 $390.00 – $390.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $234.30 $73.58 – $928.00
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $235.30 $179.61 – $1,366.89
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $236.00 $219.48 – $674.04
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $236.00 $189.55 – $422.26
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $237.60 not published
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $238.00 $69.00 – $69.00
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $238.14 $153.09 – $544.32
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $239.45 $222.78 – $458.22
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $239.85 $139.48 – $415.35
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $239.85 $189.92 – $385.68
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $240.17 $159.08 – $508.18

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