IV push injection cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 8 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $66.00 to $518.00, with a median of $208.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $142.00 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $229.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 96374, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB ADMIN IV PUSH TX/DX; 1ST MED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $132.00 | — | 50% |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC · (843) 724-2954 HC IV Push Initial Drug source file | $208.00 | $320.00 | — | 35% |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC IV Push Initial Drug source file | $208.00 | $320.00 | — | 35% |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC IV Push Initial Drug source file | $208.00 | $320.00 | — | 35% |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC IV Push Initial Drug source file | $208.00 | $320.00 | — | 35% |
| HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Ladson, SC IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $500.00 | $500.00 | $73.00–$475.00 | — |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville, SC · (843) 847-4100 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $500.00 | $500.00 | $73.00–$475.00 | — |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Moncks Corner, SC · (843) 847-4100 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $518.00 | $518.00 | $75.63–$492.10 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $66.00, median $208.00, highest $518.00 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $208.00. 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 0 of 3 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.