IV push injection cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 21 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $149.58 to $928.25, with a median of $724.22. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $574.64 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $280.70 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 9 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC THER PROPH/DX NJX IV PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG | $149.58 | $427.37 | $71.60–$365.33 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $223.19 | $223.19 | $60.04–$98.65 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation Aurora, CO IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $223.19 | $223.19 | $33.92–$200.87 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation Aurora, CO Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug | $223.19 | $223.19 | $329.81–$343.70 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug | $223.19 | $223.19 | $329.81–$343.70 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC IVP INITIAL THERAPEUTIC | $280.70 | $401.00 | $49.40–$471.20 | 30% | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=IV PUSH INITIAL MED . | $426.40 | $656.00 | $65.60–$603.52 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $444.00 | $444.00 | $67.49–$399.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $444.00 | $444.00 | $67.49–$399.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=IV PUSH INITIAL MED. | $470.60 | $724.00 | $72.40–$666.08 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $640.40 | $640.40 | $97.34–$576.36 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $640.40 | $640.40 | $97.34–$576.36 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 QPSYED=THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ IVP | $705.90 | $1,086.00 | $162.90–$999.12 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $724.22 | $724.22 | $110.08–$651.80 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $724.22 | $724.22 | $110.08–$651.80 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $799.06 | $799.06 | $121.46–$719.15 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $799.06 | $799.06 | $121.46–$719.15 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $856.38 | $856.38 | $130.17–$770.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $856.38 | $856.38 | $130.17–$770.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $856.38 | $856.38 | $130.17–$770.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC INJ NON-CHEMO, THER/PROPH/DIAG, IV PUSH, SGL/INITIAL DRUG | $914.40 | $914.40 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC INJ NON-CHEMO, THER/PROPH/DIAG, IV PUSH, SGL/INITIAL DRUG | $914.40 | $914.40 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC INJ NON-CHEMO, THER/PROPH/DIAG, IV PUSH, SGL/INITIAL DRUG | $914.40 | $914.40 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC INJ NON-CHEMO, THER/PROPH/DIAG, IV PUSH, SGL/INITIAL DRUG | $914.40 | $914.40 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $928.25 | $928.25 | $445.56 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=IV PUSH INITIAL MED | $985.40 | $1,516.00 | $151.60–$1,394.72 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $149.58, median $724.22, highest $928.25 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $914.40. 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 3 of 17 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.