IV hydration cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $172.80 to $918.60, with a median of $346.35. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $173.55 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $435.60 at 99 hospitals.
- The median here, $346.35, is 8% above the US median of $321.46.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- Pittsburgh, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 15 cities for code 96360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital lowest Kittanning, PA HYDRATION 1ST HR+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $172.80 | $576.00 | $34.79–$576.00 | 70% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 96360 IV HYDR/AMB STRT/1ST ED HR+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $227.40 | $379.00 | $54.40–$1,496.80 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 96360/IV HYDRATION UP TO 1 HR+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $227.40 | $379.00 | $37.96–$553.89 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 96360/IV HYDRATION UP TO 1 HR+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $227.40 | $379.00 | $37.96–$553.89 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $231.60 | $386.00 | $34.79–$339.68 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $240.00 | $480.00 | $21.36–$480.35 | 50% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 HYDRATION IV INFUSION, INIT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $268.20 | $447.00 | $120.24–$547.80 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $269.00 | $538.00 | $21.36–$480.35 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 O/P HYDRATION-31M TO OVER 1 HR+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $290.36 | $414.80 | $36.37–$463.25 | 30% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $316.20 | $527.00 | $34.79–$544.42 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA IV HYDRATION INT 31-60MN+6 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $329.70 | $471.00 | $88.08–$494.55 | 30% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 HYDRATION, INITIAL 1ST HOUR+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $363.00 | $605.00 | $203.89–$471.90 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $363.00 | $605.00 | $162.74–$741.43 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $421.80 | $703.00 | $34.79–$904.48 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $422.40 | $704.00 | $34.79–$793.07 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $490.20 | $817.00 | $34.79–$831.61 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $505.80 | $843.00 | $34.79–$775.56 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 HYDRATION>31 MIN TO OVER 1 HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $526.82 | $752.60 | $36.37–$541.87 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC IV INF HYDRAT INIT 31MIN-1HR File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $584.43 | $759.00 | $26.23–$640.32 | 23% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $34.79–$831.61 | 40% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC IV INF HYDRAT INIT 31MIN-1HR File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $648.81 | $801.00 | $26.23–$663.95 | 19% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $771.00 | $1,285.00 | $34.79–$1,156.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 IV INF HYDRATION 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $918.60 | $1,531.00 | $35.37–$1,377.90 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $172.80, median $346.35, highest $918.60 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $363.00. 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 19 of 20 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 IV hydration is, what the price covers and why prices differ: IV hydration explained.