Doctor visits and therapy CPT 96360 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

IV hydration cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes as an inpatient: from $204.05 to $269.59, with a median of $236.82. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $32.77 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $258.28 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 96360, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$204.05Valley Regional Hospital
Median$236.82half pay less
Highest$269.59in this market
Difference1.3×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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

median
Lowest $204.05Highest $269.59

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 HYDRATION INITIAL 31 TO 60 MIN $204.05 $371.00 $32.07–$1,113.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 IV HYDRATION INITIAL 31 TO 60 MINS $204.05 $371.00 $32.07–$1,113.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN TO 1 HR $204.05 $371.00 $32.07–$1,113.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT $204.05 $371.00 $32.07–$1,113.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR $269.59 $881.00 $303.94–$836.95 69% —
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Inpatient: lowest $204.05, median $236.82, highest $269.59 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $236.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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 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.