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First Hour of IV Fluids

Virginia rates for HCPCS 96360

Plain fluid such as saline given into a vein to correct dehydration or replace losses, covering setting up the line and the first hour it runs. It includes starting the drip, watching you and checking the site. It is separate from a drip whose purpose is to deliver a medicine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does First Hour of IV Fluids cost?

$41.69

Typical physician fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 to $64.57.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $33 to $107
$50$200$1K$5Kprofessional $42

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$41.69

WI $117DC $33.11

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.