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Each Extra Hour of IV Fluids

Alabama rates for HCPCS 96361

Covers each additional hour of plain fluid given into a vein after the first hour, for dehydration or fluid replacement. It includes continued monitoring of the drip and of you while it runs. It is billed in addition to the first hour of fluids.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Each Extra Hour of IV Fluids cost?

$14.13

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.13 to $16.98.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $20
$10.0$20.0$50.0professional $14

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
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Nevada than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $14.13 · 49th of 51
NV $60.26DC $12.59

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.