IV push injection cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $58.88 to $219.51, with a median of $194.79. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $135.91 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $188.76 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 UC-THER/PRO/DIAG INJ PUSH source file | $58.88 | $92.00 | $92.00–$161.00 | 36% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 IV PUSH, INITIAL DRUG source file | $90.24 | $141.00 | $92.00–$161.00 | 36% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 IV PUSH SINGLE/INITIAL SUB; ER source file | $103.04 | $161.00 | $92.00–$161.00 | 36% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Injection,Therap/Proph/Diagnost, IV Push, Initial Drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $138.18 | $254.00 | — | 46% |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 IV PUSH, SINGLE/1ST DRUG File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $175.21 | $279.00 | $64.17–$252.22 | 37% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN IV PUSH, SINGLE/1ST DRUG File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $184.14 | $279.00 | $92.35–$239.94 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 IV PUSH, SINGLE/1ST DRUG File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $184.14 | $279.00 | $92.35–$239.94 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 IV PUSH, SINGLE/1ST DRUG File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $184.14 | $279.00 | $92.35–$239.94 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 IV PUSH, SINGLE/1ST DRUG File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $205.44 | $278.00 | $88.96–$251.59 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 IV PUSH, SINGLE/1ST DRUG File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $205.44 | $278.00 | $110.64–$251.59 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 IV PUSH, SINGLE/1ST DRUG File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $205.44 | $278.00 | $106.72–$278.00 | 26% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 IV PUSH, SINGLE OR INITIAL DRU source file | $211.53 | $320.50 | $286.00 | 34% |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC IV PUSH SINGLE, INITIAL SUBSTANCE File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $217.76 | $512.37 | $196.48–$845.45 | 57% |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 Injection of drug or substance into vein File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $219.51 | $271.00 | $92.65–$271.00 | 19% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 IV PUSH, SINGLE OR INITIAL(OP) source file | $385.11 | $583.50 | — | 34% |
Outpatient: lowest $58.88, median $194.79, highest $219.51 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $184.14. 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 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.