IV push injection cost in Lexington, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 9 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $106.36 to $422.83, with a median of $184.83. The lowest listed price is at Bluegrass Community Hospital — $78.47 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $173.37 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Community Hospital lowest Versailles, KY · (859) 879-2300 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug | $106.36 | $265.91 | $79.77–$265.91 | 60% | — source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY · (859) 967-5000 HC IVP INJ TX PROP DX SGL/INIT | $140.59 | $350.00 | $85.54–$414.00 | 60% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC IVP INJ TX PROP DX SGL/INIT | $164.88 | $350.00 | $82.22–$414.00 | 53% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester, KY · (859) 737-8559 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug | $169.43 | $423.57 | $152.70–$423.57 | 60% | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Jessamine Nicholasville, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC IVP INJ TX PROP DX SGL/INIT | $184.83 | $367.00 | $86.21–$414.00 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris, KY · (859) 987-3600 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug | $187.88 | $469.71 | $125.79–$430.93 | 60% | — source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Injection,Therapy/Proph/Diagnostic, Iv Push, Initial Drug | $188.81 | $472.03 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY · (859) 260-6100 Injection of drug or substance into vein | $410.00 | $546.67 | $49.20–$1,111.38 | 25% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown, KY · (502) 868-1100 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug | $422.83 | $1,057.07 | $207.00–$1,057.07 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $106.36, median $184.83, highest $422.83 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $174.86. 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 8 of 8 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.