IV push injection cost in Chico, CA
In Chico, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $123.18 to $425.00, with a median of $274.09. The lowest listed price is at Orchard Hospital — $150.91 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $353.60 at 212 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 26, 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 Chico, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Hospital lowest Gridley, CA · (530) 846-5671 Injection of drug or substance into vein | $123.18 | $205.30 | $53.38–$189.90 | 40% | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Orchard Hospital Gridley, CA · (530) 846-5671 Injection of drug or substance into vein | $341.44 | $569.07 | $71.46–$526.39 | 40% | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Oroville Hospital Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Ther/proph/dg Inj Iv Push | $425.00 | $849.00 | $66.00–$934.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Oroville Hospital Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Injection Ivp Init Drug | $429.00 | $858.00 | $66.00–$944.00 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $123.18, median $274.09, highest $425.00 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $123.18. 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 2 of 2 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.