IV hydration cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $44.88 to $1,154.72, with a median of $305.74. The lowest price is at Northern Regional Hospital (Mount Airy). The highest price is 25.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $305.74, is 5% below the US median of $321.46.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- North Carolina ranks 22nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 60 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 96360. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$44.88Northern Regional Hospital
Median$305.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,154.72in North Carolina
Lowest saves$260.86vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital lowest Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Hydration IV Inf Initial-Offic | $44.88 | $66.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC IV HYDRATE INIT >31-60 MIN | $68.85 | $255.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP | $93.52 | $167.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $146.00 | $292.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC IV Inf Hydrat Init 31min-1hr | $150.93 | $559.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC IV Inf Hydrat Init 31min-1hr | $177.93 | $659.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC IV Inf Hydrat Init 31min-1hr | $177.93 | $659.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Infusion 31 Minutes To 1 Hour | $179.00 | $358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP-ED | $179.76 | $321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC HYDRATION INFUSION INITIAL HR | $196.20 | $981.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Hydration IV Infusion Init | $197.60 | $520.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Hydration IV Infusion Init | $197.60 | $520.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $238.00 | $476.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP | $238.56 | $426.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC IV Inf Hydrat Init 31min-1hr | $238.95 | $885.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour | $256.77 | $641.92 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP-ED | $282.24 | $504.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $287.70 | $411.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour | $293.79 | $734.47 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR | $300.25 | $300.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 9636059 IV HYDRATION INIT UP TO 1HR 59 TechFee | $305.47 | $436.38 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour | $306.00 | $765.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES | $321.00 | $535.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES | $321.00 | $535.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES | $321.00 | $535.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES | $321.00 | $535.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES | $321.00 | $535.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $321.00 | $642.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $332.00 | $664.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour | $368.00 | $920.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT | $370.62 | $926.55 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $384.00 | $768.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $399.50 | $799.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Hydratn Infusn Init 31 Min 1hr | $407.40 | $582.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $469.50 | $939.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR | $486.95 | $486.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $493.50 | $987.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $495.50 | $991.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC IV INF HYDRATION, 30-60 MIN | $660.00 | $660.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP | $672.56 | $1,201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC IV INF HYDRATION, 30-60 MIN | $773.96 | $773.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ER INIT IV HYDRATN 1ST HR | $814.00 | $814.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ER INIT IV HYDRATN 1ST HR | $814.00 | $814.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ER INIT IV HYDRATN 1ST HR | $814.00 | $814.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP | $929.09 | $1,753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP-ED | $929.09 | $1,753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP | $973.84 | $1,739.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR | $1,146.84 | $1,146.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR | $1,146.84 | $1,146.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC IV HYDRAT INIT UP TO 1HR | $1,146.84 | $1,146.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC IV Hydration Initial 31-60 Min-OP | $1,154.72 | $2,062.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $68.85 | $146.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $321.00 | $321.00 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $177.93 | $197.60 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $332.00 | $469.50 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $660.00 | $903.42 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $150.93 | $259.46 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $44.88 | $222.19 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $973.84 | $973.84 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $196.20 | $196.20 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $146.00 | $146.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $321.00 | $321.00 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $287.70 | $287.70 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $773.96 | $773.96 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $177.93 | $177.93 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $179.76 | $179.76 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $321.00 | $321.00 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $179.00 | $179.00 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $1,146.84 | $1,146.84 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $256.77 | $256.77 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $493.50 | $493.50 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $929.09 | $929.09 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $1,146.84 | $1,146.84 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $370.62 | $370.62 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $93.52 | $93.52 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $672.56 | $672.56 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $321.00 | $321.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $407.40 | $407.40 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $486.95 | $486.95 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $384.00 | $384.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $238.56 | $238.56 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $1,154.72 | $1,154.72 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $238.00 | $238.00 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $300.25 | $300.25 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $293.79 | $293.79 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $146.00 | $146.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $305.47 | $305.47 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $282.24 | $282.24 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $929.09 | $929.09 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $306.00 | $306.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What IV hydration is, what the price covers and why prices differ: IV hydration explained.
IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$233.98
- Alaska$639.79
- Arizona$187.20
- Arkansas$143.51
- California$497.72
- Colorado$412.30
- Connecticut$496.27
- Delaware$609.96
- District of Columbia$405.76, 3 hospitals
- Florida$563.00
- Georgia$290.16
- Hawaii$462.00
- Idaho$331.02
- Illinois$337.75
- Indiana$367.32
- Iowa$279.10
- Kansas$246.40
- Kentucky$284.25
- Louisiana$169.19
- Maine$209.67
- Maryland$381.29
- Massachusetts$511.64
- Michigan$261.00
- Minnesota$272.50
- Mississippi$184.40
- Missouri$239.56
- Montana$253.67
- Nebraska$383.50
- Nevada$361.41
- New Hampshire$333.57
- New Jersey$248.91
- New Mexico$339.10
- New York$371.25
- North Dakota$334.40
- Ohio$417.95
- Oklahoma$182.13
- Oregon$396.50
- Pennsylvania$435.60
- Puerto Rico$125.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$324.60
- South Carolina$435.40
- South Dakota$432.00
- Tennessee$148.43
- Texas$434.50
- Utah$658.96
- Vermont$227.99
- Virginia$336.00
- Washington$341.65
- West Virginia$225.50
- Wisconsin$285.35
- Wyoming$287.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.