IV push injection cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $165.64 to $456.00, with a median of $296.20. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $130.56 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $255.21 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 96374, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 IV PUSH INITIAL/SINGLE DRUG | $165.64 | $659.37 | $36.42–$663.78 | 75% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ IV PUSH | $220.16 | $314.51 | $42.81–$277.42 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 INJECTION OF DRUG OR SUBSTANCE INTO VEIN | $242.17 | $345.96 | $42.81–$277.42 | 30% | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Iv Inj Non Chemo Initial Radiation | $256.25 | $256.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 INJECTION DRUG,IV | $266.39 | $313.40 | $30.57–$313.40 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ IV PUSH | $266.39 | $313.40 | $30.57–$313.40 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Iv Inj Non Chemo Initial A | $282.51 | $282.51 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Iv Inj Non Chemo Initial | $282.51 | $282.51 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Tc Iv Push Initial Drug | $326.00 | $326.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Iv Push Initial Drug | $326.00 | $326.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Bill Iv Push Initial Drug | $326.00 | $326.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, IV Push, Initial Drug | $456.00 | $456.00 | $24.84–$547.73 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, IV Push, Initial Drug | $456.00 | $456.00 | $24.84–$547.73 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, IV Push, Initial Drug | $456.00 | $456.00 | $24.84–$547.73 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $165.64, median $296.20, highest $456.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $326.00. 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 6 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.