IV push injection cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 5 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $90.00 to $945.10, with a median of $469.70. The lowest listed price is at Summa Health System — $379.70 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $243.75 at 134 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 96374, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summa Health System lowest Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Inj Iv Push Initial Drug | $90.00 | $90.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB IV PUSHSINGLE/INIT | $172.50 | $230.00 | $78.20–$227.47 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TX IV PUSH,SINGLE/INIT | $273.00 | $364.00 | $123.76–$360.00 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 INJ IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG | $469.70 | $854.00 | $222.04–$492.13 | 45% | — source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 SU INJ IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG | $480.70 | $874.00 | $227.24–$492.13 | 45% | — source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 ACTH STIMULATION TEST INJ ONLY | $480.70 | $874.00 | $227.24–$492.13 | 45% | — source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 INJ IV PUSH THER PROPH INITIAL SUBSTANCE | $480.70 | $874.00 | $227.24–$492.13 | 45% | — source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC INJECTION,THERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST, IV PUSH, INITIAL DRUG | $609.75 | $813.00 | $191.87–$731.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 INJECTION IV PUSH INIT | $945.10 | $1,454.00 | $411.19–$1,454.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 INJ IVPUSH INIT DRUG | $945.10 | $1,454.00 | $411.19–$1,454.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $90.00, median $469.70, highest $945.10 — a 10.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $539.73. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An IV push is a medicine given quickly through an IV line by a nurse, such as an anti-nausea drug or pain medicine in the emergency department. The code covers giving the medicine, not the drug itself.
What the price covers
The price covers a nurse giving the medicine through an IV line that is already in place. The drug, starting the IV and the visit itself are separate lines.