IV hydration cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $68.85 to $897.75, with a median of $140.15. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $71.30 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $306.00 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 96360, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 ICS IV Fluids, initial 31-90 mins+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $68.85 | $255.00 | $58.42–$510.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 ENDO - IV Hydration Initial 30-90 minutes File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $92.88 | $344.00 | $78.81–$688.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 OB IV Hydration Initial 31-90 minutes File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $97.47 | $361.00 | $82.71–$722.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 CCL - IV HYDRATE INIT > 15-90 MINUTES File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $119.06 | $440.95 | $101.02–$881.90 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 ER - IV Hydrate Initial > 15-90 minutes File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $137.70 | $510.00 | $116.84–$1,020.00 | 73% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $140.15 | $280.30 | $61.13–$263.36 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $140.15 | $280.30 | $28.03–$271.89 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $140.15 | $280.30 | $28.03–$257.88 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $140.15 | $280.30 | $41.93–$266.29 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $140.15 | $280.30 | $34.39–$266.29 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $140.15 | $280.30 | $31.62–$266.29 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $140.15 | $280.30 | $61.13–$257.88 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $140.15 | $280.30 | $36.44–$266.29 | 50% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 IMH XR IV Hydrate initial>31-60mins File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $166.11 | $615.24 | $140.95–$1,230.48 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB ADMIN IV HYDRATE; 1ST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $209.00 | $418.00 | — | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 IV Inf Hydrat Init 31min-1hr+2 more lines at this price source file | $238.95 | $885.00 | $77.70–$575.25 | 73% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB ADMIN IV HYDRATE; 1ST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $375.00 | $750.00 | — | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ER INIT IV HYDRATN 1ST HR File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $814.00 | $814.00 | $122.51–$773.30 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ER INIT IV HYDRATN 1ST HR File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $814.00 | $814.00 | $122.51–$773.30 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ER INIT IV HYDRATN 1ST HR File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $814.00 | $814.00 | $122.51–$773.30 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INITIAL IV HYDRA 1ST HR+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $861.00 | $861.00 | $129.58–$817.95 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG NUR INITIAL IV HYDRA 1ST HR+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $861.00 | $861.00 | $129.58–$817.95 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INITIAL IV HYDRA 1ST HR+1 more line at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $861.00 | $861.00 | $129.58–$817.95 | — |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 IV INF HYD INIT 31-60MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $897.75 | $1,197.00 | $42.68–$395.52 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 IV INF HYD INIT 31-60MIN File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $897.75 | $1,197.00 | $42.68–$395.52 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $68.85, median $140.15, highest $897.75 — a 13.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $174.58. 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 10 of 15 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 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.