IV hydration cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $163.77 to $800.10, with a median of $310.12. The lowest listed price is at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital — $146.35 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $341.65 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $310.12, is 4% below the US median of $321.46.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 96360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital lowest Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC IV INFUS HYDRAT INIT 31MN-1HR File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $163.77 | $282.36 | $39.04–$259.77 | 42% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC IV HYDRATION INITIAL HR CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $234.24 | $488.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC IV HYDRATION INITIAL HR CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $234.24 | $488.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC IV HYDRATION INITIAL HR CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $234.24 | $488.00 | — | 52% |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC IV HYDRATION INITL 31M-90MN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $287.15 | $995.66 | $248.24–$1,062.33 | 71% |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC IV HYDRATION INITL 31M-90MN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $302.79 | $995.66 | $248.24–$1,062.33 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC IV HYDRATION INITL 31M-90MN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $303.08 | $995.66 | $247.00–$989.63 | 70% |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC IV HYDRATION INITL 31M-90MN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $306.17 | $995.66 | $247.00–$1,062.33 | 69% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC IV HYDRATION INITL 31M-90MN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $314.06 | $948.25 | $238.80–$1,050.72 | 67% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Iv Infus Hydrat Init 31Mn-1Hr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $324.00 | $648.00 | — | 50% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED IV HYDRATION INITIAL HR CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $364.00 | $700.00 | — | 48% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC IV HYDRATION INITL 31M-90MN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $365.61 | $995.66 | $159.31–$973.66 | 63% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - HYDRATION IV INFUSION, INITIAL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $395.76 | $776.00 | $465.60–$620.80 | 49% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC IV HYDRATION INITIAL HR CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $430.08 | $896.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC IV HYDRATION INITIAL HR CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $430.08 | $896.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC IV HYDRATION INITIAL HR CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $430.08 | $896.00 | — | 52% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC HYDRATION IV INFUSION, INITIAL+1 more line at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $515.20 | $644.00 | $54.74–$811.89 | 20% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 IV Infusion Hydration Initial 31 Min-1 Hour File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $604.80 | $864.00 | — | 30% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 IV Infu Hydr Initial (31 Mins to 1 Hr) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $800.10 | $800.10 | $201.63–$768.10 | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 IV Infus Hydrate to 1hr-Rad Px File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $939.10 | $939.10 | $236.65–$901.54 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $163.77, median $310.12, highest $800.10 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $364.81. 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 9 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 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.