IV Push Injection (first drug) cost at US hospitals

Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic intravenous push injection, single or initial drug · CPT 96374

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IV Push Injection (first drug)

An IV push is a drug delivered into a vein over a short period, by syringe or as a quick run through the line, with a clinician present the whole time. This code covers a single such push, or the first one in a visit. The difference between a push and an infusion is duration, not the drug — the same medicine can be either, depending on how fast it is given.

$39.13

lowest cash price

$252.76

national median

$2,555.15

highest cash price

869

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $39.13–$2,555.15 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$39.13

TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — Templeton, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$2,555.15

MercyOne Clinton Medical Center — Clinton, IA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($247.87) → Sep 1, 2026 ($276.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $234.78 $630.24 $685.62
Arizona 23 $88.72 $132.89 $332.06
Arkansas 11 $109.20 $120.90 $496.00
California 90 $39.13 $307.31 $624.75
Colorado 17 $121.79 $223.19 $914.40
Florida 80 $196.20 $318.50 $1,563.84
Georgia 25 $147.41 $408.79 $678.00
Hawaii 2 $156.48 $156.48 $217.50
Illinois 49 $101.25 $244.20 $663.60
Indiana 26 $160.80 $302.40 $410.00
Iowa 23 $67.68 $396.11 $2,555.15
Kansas 11 $143.20 $182.65 $497.23
Kentucky 21 $90.16 $282.00 $410.00
Louisiana 1 $147.42 $147.42 $147.42
Maine 7 $120.05 $271.65 $565.60
Maryland 2 $292.80 $292.80 $292.80
Michigan 27 $89.60 $300.80 $619.00
Minnesota 19 $127.34 $180.77 $484.80
Mississippi 11 $88.15 $160.00 $313.60
Missouri 20 $106.60 $261.25 $337.15
Montana 2 $264.80 $264.80 $276.80
Nebraska 13 $118.44 $148.26 $464.82
Nevada 4 $149.24 $165.26 $212.00
New Hampshire 1 $394.65 $394.65 $394.65
New Jersey 21 $96.10 $145.15 $248.12
New Mexico 2 $229.74 $229.74 $229.74
New York 23 $67.69 $249.32 $968.00
North Carolina 15 $140.15 $140.15 $661.19
North Dakota 4 $295.20 $295.20 $416.00
Ohio 68 $136.20 $291.00 $1,031.25
Oklahoma 17 $84.55 $136.50 $369.20
Oregon 13 $83.43 $356.25 $382.50
Pennsylvania 33 $144.00 $306.00 $557.40
South Carolina 11 $54.50 $212.00 $234.60
South Dakota 7 $228.00 $376.00 $391.20
Tennessee 37 $58.65 $97.80 $1,063.12
Texas 113 $90.00 $247.45 $602.00
Virginia 35 $58.65 $267.00 $541.50
Washington 31 $50.40 $297.50 $613.60
West Virginia 17 $148.00 $417.00 $603.00
Wisconsin 33 $72.50 $182.85 $614.52
Wyoming 4 $138.18 $192.00 $215.36

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL not published $39.90 – $40.74
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL not published $39.90 – $42.00
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $39.90 – $42.00
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $43.70 – $44.62
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL not published $42.75 – $43.65
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL not published $40.74 – $40.74
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL not published $39.90 – $42.00
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL not published $39.90 – $42.00
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $39.90 – $40.74
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL not published $39.90 – $40.74
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $137.85 – $140.76
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $39.90 – $42.00
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $39.90 – $40.74
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $39.90 – $40.74
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $39.90 – $40.74
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $43.70 – $44.62
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $329.81 – $343.70
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $329.81 – $343.70
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $329.81 – $343.70
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO not published $329.81 – $343.70
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $329.81 – $343.70
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $329.81 – $343.70
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE, TX not published $92.76 – $92.76
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA not published $414.28 – $414.28
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA not published $414.28 – $414.28
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $39.21 – $76.84
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $39.21 – $80.30
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $65.81 – $65.81
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN not published $59.44 – $59.44
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN not published $73.03 – $73.03
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN not published $61.57 – $61.57
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN not published $67.94 – $67.94
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $72.18 – $72.18
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $109.01 – $109.01
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX not published $109.01 – $109.01
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $109.01 – $109.01
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX not published $109.01 – $109.01
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $109.01 – $109.01
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $109.01 – $109.01
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $109.01 – $109.01
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $109.01 – $109.01

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