IV push injection cost in Birmingham, AL — inpatient
In Birmingham, AL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $54.75 to $627.00, with a median of $324.32. The lowest listed price is at UAB Medical West — $269.57 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $139.00 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 96374, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 22, 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 Iv Push Single Or Initial Subs | $54.75 | $73.00 | $45.26–$65.70 | 25% | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 Non Chemo IVP | $56.25 | $75.00 | $46.50–$67.50 | 25% | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Therapeutic, Prophylactic, or Diagnostic Injection ; Intravenous Push, Single or Initial Substance/Drug | $92.93 | $216.12 | $146.96–$194.51 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Therapeutic, Prophylactic, or Diagnostic Injection ; Intravenous Push, Single or Initial Substance/Drug | $92.93 | $216.12 | $146.96–$216.12 | 57% | — source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 IVP Med (Initial Med) | $130.50 | $174.00 | $107.88–$156.60 | 25% | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 THERAPEUTIC IV PUSH | $212.40 | $885.00 | $212.40–$796.50 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 ED-INJ THER IV PUSH | $220.80 | $920.00 | $220.80–$828.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 INJECTION IV PUSH | $220.80 | $920.00 | $220.80–$828.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Iv Push, Initial Drug | $436.24 | $436.24 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Iv Push, Initial Drug | $627.00 | $627.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Iv Push, Initial Drug | $627.00 | $627.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, Iv Push, Initial Drug | $627.00 | $627.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $54.75, median $324.32, highest $627.00 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $284.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 2 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.