IV push injection cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $240.21 to $1,085.87, with a median of $299.69. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $59.48 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $353.60 at 209 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 96374, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 22, 2025 and Aug 14, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED IV INJECTION THERAPEUTIC PROPH/DX PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $240.21 | $471.00 | — | 49% |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville, CA · (707) 923-3921 HC INJECTION,THERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST, IV PUSH, INITIAL DRUG File of Aug 14, 2026 · source file | $289.80 | $362.25 | $289.80–$362.25 | 20% |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED IV INJECTION THERAPEUTIC PROPH/DX PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $309.57 | $607.00 | — | 49% |
| Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG File of Jul 22, 2025 · source file | $1,085.87 | $1,085.87 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $240.21, median $299.69, highest $1,085.87 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $299.69 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.