IV hydration cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $76.66 to $539.99, with a median of $161.63. The lowest listed price is at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary — $84.97 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $143.51 at 55 hospitals.
- The median here, $161.63, is 50% below the US median of $321.46.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 4 cities for code 96360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 L RA HYDRATN INITL 31MIN TO 1 HR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $76.66 | $313.00 | $196.08–$454.00 | 76% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 OIU IV HYD THERAPY 1ST HR+7 more lines at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $105.90 | $481.35 | $96.27–$481.35 | 78% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 SSD INFUSN HYDRTN INITL 31MN-1HR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $116.09 | $474.00 | $196.08–$454.00 | 76% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 OPS IV HYD THERAPY FIRST HR+6 more lines at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $117.66 | $534.83 | $106.97–$534.83 | 78% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 96360 - IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.85 | $479.38 | $199.85–$429.93 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 96360 - IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.86 | $479.44 | $199.85–$429.93 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 96360 - IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.86 | $479.42 | $199.85–$429.93 | 75% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 5E INFUSN HYDRTN INITL 31MN-1HR. File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $139.11 | $568.00 | $196.08–$454.00 | 76% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 2NW INFUSN HYDRTN INITL 31MN-1HR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $146.21 | $597.00 | $196.08–$454.00 | 76% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $203.40 | $339.00 | $192.90–$377.85 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $203.40 | $339.00 | $192.90–$377.85 | 40% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 96360-INA IV Hydration Int'l 31 Mins-1 Hr+4 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $255.20 | $319.00 | $159.50–$239.25 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 96360 - Hydration, first hour+4 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $255.20 | $319.00 | $159.50–$239.25 | 20% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $280.20 | $467.00 | $192.90–$377.85 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $280.20 | $467.00 | $192.90–$377.85 | 40% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $539.99 | $599.99 | $198.87–$199.88 | 10% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $553.10 | $614.55 | $198.87–$199.88 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $76.66, median $161.63, highest $539.99 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $91.28. 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 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 4 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.