IV push injection cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $140.00 to $899.00, with a median of $371.00. The lowest listed price is at Lowell General Hospital — $231.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $364.70 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 cities for code 96374, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and May 18, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell General Hospital lowest Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Injection Therap/Proph/Diagnost IV Push Initi | $140.00 | $200.00 | $70.00–$794.24 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Injection Therap/Proph/Diagnost IV Push Initi | $205.80 | $294.00 | $99.18–$649.51 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Therapeutic Inj IV Push | $210.00 | $210.00 | $65.72–$575.60 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Ther Proph/Dx Njx IV Push Single/1st Sbst/Drug | $210.89 | $468.65 | $57.15–$636.21 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Ther Proph/Dx Njx IV Push Single/1st Sbst/Drug | $240.88 | $535.28 | $57.15–$733.16 | 55% | — source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $305.00 | $305.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Ther Proph/Dx Njx IV Push Single/1st Sbst/Drug | $311.40 | $692.00 | $57.15–$607.05 | 55% | — source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $346.00 | $346.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Injection Therap/Proph/Diagnost IV Push Initi | $364.70 | $521.00 | $136.81–$996.68 | 30% | — source file |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $371.00 | $371.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $521.00 | $521.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $550.00 | $550.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 THER/PROPH/DX INJ; PUSH (XU) | $564.20 | $806.00 | — | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 THER/PROPH/DX INJ; PUSH (ER) | $564.20 | $806.00 | — | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 THER/PROPH/DX INJ; PUSH | $564.20 | $806.00 | — | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $585.00 | $585.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 THER INJ IVP 1 DRUG | $653.25 | $871.00 | $796.97 | 25% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 THER INJ INITIAL DRUG IV PUSH | $653.25 | $871.00 | $796.97 | 25% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $744.00 | $744.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $777.00 | $777.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $827.00 | $827.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $899.00 | $899.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $140.00, median $371.00, highest $899.00 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $517.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 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.