How Much Is IV Therapy? A Real Price Breakdown

How much is IV therapy? Nationally, a single vitamin drip runs roughly $100 to $400, with mobile service and specialty ingredients pushing the top end higher. That range is wide because three very different things get sold under the same name. Here is what you are actually paying for.

What drives the price

Ingredients

A liter of lactated Ringer's or normal saline is inexpensive. What moves the price is what goes in it: high-dose vitamin C, glutathione, NAD+, and amino acid blends are dramatically more expensive per dose than a standard B-complex and electrolyte mix.

Clinic vs mobile

A mobile IV means a nurse travels to you and dedicates the full round trip to one appointment. That convenience typically carries a premium over the same bag in-clinic — it is nurse time, not medication cost.

Who is placing the line

Registered nurses and nurse practitioners cost more than the alternative, and that is the part you should not shop on price for.

Our menu, line by line

We publish every price. The full list lives on the IV therapy cost page, but the shape of it is:

• Hydration and everyday drips — the entry point of the menu, built around a liter of fluid plus electrolytes and B-complex.
• Signature drips (Gamechanger, Hail Mary, The MVP, Defense, Gym Bag) — targeted formulas with added vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
• Specialty infusions — NAD+ and Niagen ($699), priced by dose and chair time.
• Booster shots — B12 and MICC at $25, vitamin D, biotin, and glutathione at $30, Tri-Immune at $40. Four-packs bring the per-shot price down further.

Add-ons

Add-ons are where you tailor a bag without paying for a whole second drip. An extra liter of lactated Ringer's is $69, magnesium is $30 if your bag does not already include it, and any of the booster shots can be added at their standard price. An NAD+ push is $75.

Membership break-even math

The arithmetic is simple: if you get a drip more than once a month, a membership almost always costs less than paying per visit, and the 10% member discount applies to add-ons and shots too. If you come in three or four times a year, pay as you go — we will tell you that.

Does insurance cover IV therapy?

Elective wellness infusions are not covered by commercial insurance in Massachusetts. Medically necessary infusion therapy ordered by a physician is a different category and is billed through a different kind of facility. We are transparent about this: everything on our menu is self-pay, HSA and FSA cards are frequently eligible, and there are no membership initiation fees or surprise charges.

Frequently asked questions

Why is IV therapy so expensive?

You are paying for a licensed nurse's time, sterile pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, and medical oversight — not for the saline.

Is IV therapy worth the money?

For acute dehydration, hangover recovery, illness, and documented deficiencies, patients consistently say yes. As a substitute for sleep and a decent diet, no.

What is the cheapest IV drip?

A basic hydration bag — or skip the bag entirely and get a $25 B12 shot if energy is the goal.