IV hydration cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $133.20 to $581.10, with a median of $417.95. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $284.75 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $417.95 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR | $133.20 | $148.00 | $106.56–$111.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $144.37 | $222.10 | $82.18–$562.77 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $144.37 | $222.10 | $82.18–$562.77 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 IV HYDRATION, INITIAL, 31 MIN TO 1 HR | $189.00 | $210.00 | $136.50–$205.80 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Hydration Therapy Initial 31 Min To 1 Hr | $406.25 | $625.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Hydration Therapy Initial 31 Min To 1 Hr | $417.95 | $643.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Hydration Therapy Initial 31 Min To 1 Hr | $417.95 | $643.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Hydration Therapy Initial 31 Min To 1 Hr | $417.95 | $643.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Hydration Therapy Initial 31 Min To 1 Hr | $417.95 | $643.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Hydration Therapy Initial 31 Min To 1 Hr | $417.95 | $643.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Hydration Therapy Initial 31 Min To 1 Hr | $417.95 | $643.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Hydration Therapy Initial 31 Min To 1 Hr | $417.95 | $643.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $581.10 | $894.00 | $180.30–$894.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $581.10 | $894.00 | $180.30–$894.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $581.10 | $894.00 | $180.30–$894.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $581.10 | $894.00 | $176.90–$894.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $581.10 | $894.00 | $180.30–$894.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $581.10 | $894.00 | $176.90–$894.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $1,640.60 | — | $180.30–$765.05 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $3,111.71 | — | $176.90–$765.05 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $3,597.75 | — | $176.90–$765.05 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Hydration IV Infusion Initial 31minutes - 1 Hour | $8,294.68 | — | $180.30–$7,902.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.20, median $417.95, highest $581.10 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $417.95. 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 7 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.