IV therapy cost in Covington, LA runs $100 to $200 per infusion at Total Health Urgent Care. Our TOTAL DRIP menu is flat self-pay pricing, posted publicly: Hydration Help is $100, Horrible Hangover is $150, Migraine Madness and Forget Fatigue are $175 each, Increase Immunity is $190, and Be Beautiful is $200. Add-ons are $50.
That’s the whole answer, and we put it in the first paragraph on purpose. Most places that sell IV drips make you fill out a form or book a consult before anyone will tell you a number. We just post the menu.
How much does IV therapy cost in Covington?
Each TOTAL DRIP infusion carries one published, out the door number. Here’s the full menu with what goes into each bag, straight from our IV therapy page.
No appointment is needed for TOTAL DRIP, since we take walk-ins. Find us at 73015 Highway 25, Suite A in Covington, 7AM to 7PM, every day of the week.
What’s included in the price of an IV drip?
The number on the menu covers the full infusion: the liter of fluids, every ingredient listed for that drip, the IV placement, and the time you spend in the chair getting it. It’s a published price per drip, not a “starting at” figure you have to call about.
If you want something added to a base drip, the two add-ons are $50 each and they’re listed right on the menu the same way. So a Hydration Help with a nausea add-on is $150, and you can do that arithmetic yourself before you ever walk through the door.
Does insurance cover IV therapy?
TOTAL DRIP infusions are priced as flat self-pay services, which is exactly why there’s a dollar figure next to every single one. We do take most major health plans here and can bill your insurer directly when a visit is covered. Whether a given infusion qualifies comes down to your plan and your reason for the visit, so the honest answer is to ring (985) 400-5370 and ask before you come in.
Worth knowing if you’re paying cash for medical care generally: the federal No Surprises Act, which took effect January 1, 2022, gives uninsured and self-pay patients the right to a good faith estimate of what their care will cost. There’s one catch that trips people up, though. In its good faith estimate guidance, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says a provider isn’t required to give you an estimate when you schedule care fewer than three business days ahead, which is exactly what a walk-in is. A provider can still choose to give you one, but nothing forces it. That’s one more reason published prices beat estimates.
Why do IV hydration therapy costs vary so much?
Two things drive the spread. First, ingredients. Look down our own menu and you can watch the price climb with the contents: a liter of plain fluids is $100, and the most loaded bag, which finishes with a separate injection, is $200. That’s a real, traceable difference, not a pricing tier.
Second, and this is the bigger one, the setting. IV drips get sold out of med spas, mobile vans, wellness studios and actual medical clinics, and those are very different businesses with very different overhead. Cleveland Clinic puts the national range wide, noting that a basic session typically costs more than $150 while specialized drips can run up to $1,000. Against that backdrop, a $100 liter of fluids in a Covington urgent care is on the low end of the whole national market.
Is IV vitamin therapy worth the cost?
We’re going to give you the same answer we’d give a friend, which is that the evidence is thinner than the marketing. Cleveland Clinic says it plainly: “There’s limited scientific evidence that shows a direct general wellness benefit from getting IV vitamins.”
We’re not going to tell you a drip cures anything, and you should be skeptical of anyone who does. What we will tell you is what’s actually in the bag, what it costs, and that a licensed provider is the one putting it in. If you’re curious whether an infusion makes sense for your situation, ask a provider rather than a sales page. And if you’re genuinely sick rather than just run down, you should be evaluated, not infused.
What should you check before paying for an IV drip?
An IV isn’t a smoothie. The FDA has been blunt about this in its enforcement letters to IV sellers, writing that “injectable drug products can pose a serious risk of harm to users because they are delivered directly into the bloodstream and bypass many of the body’s natural defenses,” and can lead to serious conditions including sepsis. Read the FDA warning letter yourself if you want the full context.
So before you hand anyone $200, here’s what we’d want a friend to ask.
- Is the price published before you commit? If you have to book a consult to learn the cost, that’s a choice they made.
- Is a licensed medical provider running it? Jennifer Duncan, APRN, MSN, FNP-C started this clinic, with more than two and a half decades behind her in emergency and urgent care medicine.
- Can they handle it if you turn out to be actually sick? This is the one people skip. Our drips run inside a functioning walk-in clinic that keeps X-ray and lab equipment on the premises, so if that migraine or that three days of vomiting turns out to need a real workup, you’re already in the right building.
- Are they promising a cure? Nobody honest does.
If you’re having a medical emergency, call 911. Severe dehydration, chest pain, confusion, or an inability to keep any fluids down are reasons to be seen right away, not reasons to book a wellness drip.
Where can you get IV therapy near the Northshore?
Our address is 73015 Highway 25, Suite A, Covington, LA 70435, a bit north of the Highway 190 and Highway 25 junction. That address matters more than it sounds like it should, because Highway 25 runs straight north to Folsom, about ten miles up the road, and Abita Springs is roughly a six minute drive east on Highway 36.
Madisonville, Mandeville, Franklinton and St. Benedict are all inside the area we serve every day. If you’re already heading to Covington for anything else, you can add a drip to the trip without scheduling around it.
Curious about the rest of our self-pay numbers? An office visit runs $130, an X-ray runs $75, and a student athlete gets their school or sports physical at no charge. Those are posted on the pricing and insurance page, next to everything else we handle on the services page for our Covington urgent care.
Frequently asked questions
TOTAL DRIP infusions at Total Health Urgent Care in Covington range from $100 to $200, depending on which drip you choose. The cheapest is a straight liter of fluids and the most expensive is the fully loaded bag that ends with a separate injection. Either of the two add-ons costs another $50.
TOTAL DRIP infusions carry flat self-pay pricing. Our clinic takes most major health plans and does bill insurers directly on covered care, but whether one particular infusion qualifies turns on your plan and the reason you’re coming in. Phone (985) 400-5370 first and we’ll tell you what we know.
You can. TOTAL DRIP takes walk-ins, so no appointment is needed. The clinic sits at 73015 Highway 25, Suite A in Covington and runs 7AM to 7PM every day.
Hydration Help at $100 is the least expensive TOTAL DRIP option. It’s one liter of fluids with no added ingredients, which is why it sits at the bottom of the price list.
Both add-ons are $50. The Pain and Inflammation add-on includes Decadron and Toradol, and the Nausea add-on includes Phenergan and Zofran. Either one can be added to a base drip, so a $100 Hydration Help with an add-on comes to $150.
The evidence is limited. Cleveland Clinic states that “there’s limited scientific evidence that shows a direct general wellness benefit from getting IV vitamins.” Ask a licensed provider whether an infusion makes sense for your situation rather than relying on marketing claims, and if you’re genuinely ill, get evaluated first.
Pricing varies by setting and by what’s actually in the bag. Cleveland Clinic notes a basic session nationally typically costs more than $150 and specialized drips can run up to $1,000. Total Health Urgent Care publishes a flat self-pay price for every TOTAL DRIP infusion, from $100 to $200.
Prepared by the Total Health Urgent Care team. Total Health Urgent Care was founded by Jennifer Duncan, APRN, MSN, FNP-C. Prices listed reflect our published self-pay menu at the time of writing. Call (985) 400-5370 to confirm current pricing before your visit.