Doctor visits and therapy CPT 96360 Outpatient

IV hydration cost in Duluth, MN

In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $117.12 to $322.20, with a median of $281.43. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $164.31 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $272.50 at 84 hospitals.

The median here, $281.43, is 12% below the US median of $321.46.
That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
Duluth, MN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Minnesota by median, cheapest first.
Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 96360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$117.12Community Memorial Hospital

Median$281.43half of hospitals charge less

Highest$322.20in this market

Difference2.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Duluth, MN-WI.

median

Lowest $117.12Highest $385.11

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 IV INFUS HYDRATION; 1ST HR ER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$117.12	$183.00	$183.00–$322.00	36%
Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 IV INFUSION HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$206.08	$322.00	$183.00–$322.00	36%
Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL, UP TO 1 HR File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file	$217.80	$512.45	$55.27–$517.68	57%
Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$220.32	$272.00	$93.00–$272.00	19%
Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac IV Infusion, Hydration, 31-60 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$238.82	$439.00	—	46%
The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 IV INFUS HYDR 31-60 MIN ER File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file	$250.14	$379.00	—	34%
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 FIRST HOUR IV HYDRATION <1 HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$274.44	$437.00	$100.51–$395.05	37%
Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 FIRST HOUR IV HYDRATION <1 HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$288.42	$437.00	$144.65–$375.82	34%
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 FIRST HOUR IV HYDRATION <1 HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$288.42	$437.00	$144.65–$375.82	34%
Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN FIRST HOUR IV HYDRATION <1 HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$288.42	$437.00	$144.65–$375.82	34%
Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 FIRST HOUR IV HYDRATION <1 HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$322.20	$436.00	$173.53–$394.58	26%
Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 FIRST HOUR IV HYDRATION <1 HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$322.20	$436.00	$139.52–$394.58	26%
Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 FIRST HOUR IV HYDRATION <1 HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$322.20	$436.00	$167.38–$436.00	26%
The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 IV INFUS HYDR 31-60 MIN SCH OP File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file	$385.11	$583.50	—	34%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Outpatient: lowest $117.12, median $281.43, highest $322.20 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $288.42. 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 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 IV hydration is, what the price covers and why prices differ: IV hydration explained.