IV hydration cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $503.90 to $739.20, with a median of $739.20. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Northern California — $235.30 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $456.40 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 96360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT | $503.90 | $503.90 | $45.76–$536.00 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR | $739.20 | $1,320.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR | $739.20 | $1,320.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR | $739.20 | $1,320.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $503.90, median $739.20, highest $739.20 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $739.20. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.