IV hydration cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $809.66 to $2,145.07, with a median of $1,124.20. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital — $314.54 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $653.73 at 145 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR | $809.66 | $809.66 | $38.05–$744.89 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR | $1,124.20 | $1,124.20 | $52.84–$1,034.26 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR | $2,145.07 | $2,145.07 | $100.82–$1,973.46 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $809.66, median $1,124.20, highest $2,145.07 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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.