IV hydration cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $148.43 to $1,649.00, with a median of $379.26. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $230.83 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $148.43 at 87 hospitals.
- The median here, $379.26, is 18% above the US median of $321.46.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 96360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 INFUSION HYDRATION INIT HR+11 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $148.43 | $494.75 | $43.83–$439.07 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital lowest Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1H+5 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $148.43 | $494.75 | $36.35–$439.07 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 INFUSION HYDRATION INIT HOUR+9 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $148.43 | $494.75 | $43.83–$439.07 | 70% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $209.70 | $900.02 | $293.00 | 77% |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia, TN · (931) 381-1111 IV INF,HYDRATION,INIT,UP TO 1H File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $218.53 | $533.00 | $206.27–$511.68 | 59% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $244.41 | $749.72 | $119.96–$749.72 | 67% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC IV INFS THPY FLD INTL 31MN-1HR File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $257.23 | $887.00 | — | 71% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 96360 IV infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $261.60 | $436.00 | — | 40% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $265.94 | — | $44.34–$584.01 | — |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 96360 INF/H IV Inf Initial 31 - 60 min File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $333.60 | $556.00 | — | 40% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 IV HYDRATION 1ST HR PRIMARY+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $367.56 | $651.90 | $262.72–$619.30 | 44% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 96360 HYDRATION FIRST HOUR+1 more line at this price File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $379.26 | $632.10 | $33.61–$568.89 | 40% |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $380.40 | $750.30 | $270.11–$750.30 | 49% |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $697.00 | $697.00 | $466.99 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $881.86 | $881.86 | $149.92–$864.22 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $894.89 | $894.89 | $152.13–$787.50 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $951.99 | $951.99 | $161.84–$875.83 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $975.00 | $975.00 | $165.75–$897.00 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,285.00 | $1,285.00 | $89.95–$1,053.70 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,335.56 | $1,335.56 | $227.05–$2,000.00 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,455.00 | $1,455.00 | $247.35–$1,280.40 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,649.00 | $1,649.00 | $280.33–$1,517.08 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $148.43, median $379.26, highest $1,649.00 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $218.53. 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 11 of 19 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.