IV push injection cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $56.50 to $318.00, with a median of $134.25. The lowest listed price is at Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown and 1 other hospital — $77.75 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $228.25 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB ADMIN IV PUSH TX/DX; 1ST MED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.50 | $113.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB ADMIN IV PUSH TX/DX; 1ST MED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.50 | $113.00 | — | 50% |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB ADMIN IV PUSH TX/DX; 1ST MED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $212.00 | $424.00 | — | 50% |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · (803) 791-2000 Hc Iv Push Med Initial File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $318.00 | $318.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $56.50, median $134.25, highest $318.00 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $134.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.