IV push injection cost in Baltimore, MD
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 7 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $32.62 to $673.30, with a median of $290.52. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Medical Center — $257.90 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $320.02 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities for code 96374, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC INJECTION,THERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST, IV PUSH, INITIAL DRUG ECHO | $32.62 | $33.29 | $33.29–$32.62 | 2% | — source file |
| The Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD · (443) 923-9301 HC IV PUSH, SINGLE OR INITIAL DRUG | $172.00 | $215.00 | $40.47–$215.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 IV Push Med; Init, Up to 15min | $223.15 | $227.70 | $223.15–$227.70 | 2% | — source file |
| MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 350-3201 IV PUSH NON CHEMO, SINGLE/INIT | $290.52 | $296.45 | $290.52–$296.45 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC INJECTION,THERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST, IV PUSH, INITIAL DRUG | $311.10 | $317.45 | $317.45–$311.10 | 2% | — source file |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 554-2227 IV PUSH NON CHEMO, SINGLE/INIT | $614.07 | $626.60 | $614.07–$626.60 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD · (443) 444-3902 IV PUSH NON CHEMO, SINGLE/INIT | $631.86 | $644.76 | $631.86–$644.76 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (443) 777-7850 IV PUSH NON CHEMO, SINGLE/INIT | $673.30 | $687.04 | $673.30–$687.04 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.62, median $290.52, highest $673.30 — a 20.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $127.89. 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 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.