IV hydration cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $36.00 to $578.21, with a median of $527.15. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton and 1 other hospital — $491.15 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $449.55 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 96360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 IV INFUSE HYDRATE INIT 31-60M | $36.00 | $100.00 | $36.45–$89.27 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 IV INFUSE HYDRATE INIT 31-60M | $36.00 | $100.00 | $36.45–$89.27 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX IV INFUSE HYDRATE INIT 31-60M | $70.00 | $100.00 | $36.45–$89.27 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 IV INFUSE HYDRATE INIT 31-60M | $108.00 | $300.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL | $108.00 | $300.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX IV INFUSE HYDRATE INIT 31-60M | $144.00 | $400.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX IV INFUSE HYDRATE INIT 31-60M | $144.00 | $400.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL | $144.00 | $400.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX IV INFUSE HYDRATE INIT 31-60M | $144.00 | $400.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX IV INFUSION TO 1HR | $144.00 | $400.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX IV INFUSE HYDRATE INIT 31-60M | $144.00 | $400.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL | $144.00 | $400.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL | $280.00 | $400.00 | $36.45–$160.02 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 IV HYDRATION 1 HR | $370.83 | $1,030.08 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 ED-IV HYDRATION 1 HR | $378.24 | $1,050.66 | $36.45–$160.02 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION,INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $116.45–$790.73 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION, INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $224.35–$571.08 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION,INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $224.35–$571.08 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION, INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $116.45–$790.73 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION,INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $116.45–$790.73 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION, INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $116.45–$702.87 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION,INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $116.45–$702.87 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION, INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $96.64–$790.73 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION,INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $96.64–$790.73 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION, INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $116.45–$658.94 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION,INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $116.45–$658.94 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION, INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $105.43–$658.94 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION,INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $105.43–$658.94 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION, INITIAL 31MIN - 1HR | $527.15 | $878.59 | $116.45–$790.73 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC IV INFUSION, HYDRATION, INITIAL 31 MINS-1HR | $578.21 | $863.00 | $233.01–$819.85 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC IV HYDRATION INFUSION, INITIAL UP TO 1 HOUR | $578.21 | $863.00 | $233.01–$819.85 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC OUTPT-IV INFUSION,HYDRATION,INITIAL,1 HOUR | $578.21 | $863.00 | $233.01–$819.85 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC IV HYDRATION FIRST HOUR | $578.21 | $863.00 | $233.01–$819.85 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $36.00, median $527.15, highest $578.21 — a 16.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $527.15. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers giving fluids through a vein for dehydration, for 31 minutes up to an hour. Each additional hour is billed under 96361.
What the price covers
The price is for the infusion time. The bag of fluid, supplies and any medicine are billed separately.