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
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $240.50 $49.81 – $403.07
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $242.00 $187.62 – $187.62
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $243.00 $33.21 – $364.50
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $246.00 $121.81 – $121.81
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $246.20 $35.97 – $293.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $246.90 $17.83 – $458.22
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $247.38 $55.44 – $500.65
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $247.38 $55.44 – $500.65
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $247.38 $100.13 – $500.65
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $247.38 $55.44 – $500.65
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $247.38 $55.44 – $500.65
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $247.38 $55.44 – $500.65
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $247.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $247.50 not published
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $247.72 $60.45 – $1,857.90
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $248.12 $57.91 – $1,323.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $248.12 $57.91 – $320.00
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $248.91 $236.38 – $472.76
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $249.32 $34.68 – $733.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $249.32 $35.59 – $733.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $249.32 $35.59 – $733.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $249.32 $35.59 – $733.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $249.32 $34.68 – $733.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $249.32 $35.59 – $733.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $249.32 $35.32 – $733.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $249.32 $35.32 – $733.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $249.32 $35.59 – $733.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $249.32 $35.59 – $733.00
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $249.32 $35.59 – $733.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $251.09 $35.97 – $293.00
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $252.50 not published
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $253.22 $234.06 – $472.76
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $254.15 $23.75 – $332.35
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $254.40 $203.52 – $411.28
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $254.41 $33.91 – $933.60
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $254.89 $8.75 – $513.39
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $255.00 $200.94 – $1,270.00
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $255.00 $21.36 – $380.54
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $257.60 $91.00 – $368.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $258.28 $157.15 – $585.13
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $259.50 $60.00 – $60.00
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $261.50 $336.96 – $336.96
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $262.50 not published
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $263.00 $213.36 – $219.63
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $264.60 $33.21 – $171.20
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $265.85 $29.19 – $403.07
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $266.20 $47.44 – $421.38
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $266.40 $201.68 – $282.35
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $268.62 $127.05 – $355.80
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $269.00 $21.36 – $428.19

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