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
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $270.90 not published
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $272.50 $100.96 – $527.46
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $272.50 $100.96 – $354.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $272.50 $100.96 – $354.00
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $272.63 $186.56 – $411.28
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $272.72 $48.60 – $284.87
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $273.33 $376.59 – $711.19
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $274.20 not published
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $275.31 $34.65 – $425.36
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $275.31 $34.65 – $425.36
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $275.40 $111.87 – $111.87
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $275.60 $127.62 – $424.00
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $276.00 not published
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $278.20 $27.80 – $308.45
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $278.40 $227.94 – $423.96
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $278.46 $134.99 – $557.12
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $280.00 $36.45 – $160.02
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $281.40 $38.67 – $797.78
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $282.00 $193.50 – $193.50
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $282.00 $132.64 – $132.64
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $282.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $282.50 not published
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $283.20 not published
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $284.98 $144.99 – $565.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $284.98 $144.99 – $565.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $284.98 $144.99 – $565.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $284.98 $148.59 – $595.49
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $284.98 $144.99 – $565.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $285.00 $224.58 – $1,270.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $285.00 $224.58 – $1,270.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $285.60 $237.02 – $661.46
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $286.20 $186.56 – $411.28
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $287.50 not published
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $287.50 not published
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $287.52 $232.54 – $506.11
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $287.55 $36.01 – $124.26
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $288.41 $376.59 – $711.19
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $289.20 $181.68 – $908.27
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $289.20 $144.42 – $144.42
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $289.20 $171.23 – $171.23
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $289.56 $399.85 – $853.43
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $290.40 not published
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $290.50 $69.00 – $69.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $290.68 $51.30 – $676.00
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $291.20 $209.58 – $563.05
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $291.20 $210.88 – $566.56
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $291.20 $209.58 – $563.05
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $291.20 $209.58 – $563.05
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $291.20 $208.46 – $560.04
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $291.20 $210.88 – $566.56

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