IV push injection cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $64.68 to $410.00, with a median of $116.62. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $51.94 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $173.37 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 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 Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB IV MEDICATION INITIAL File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $64.68 | $462.00 | $188.03–$404.25 | 86% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV MEDICATION INITIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV INJECTION INITIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV INJECTION INITIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB OP IV MEDICATION INITIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$416.50 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB OP IV MEDICATION INITIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY INJTX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INIT+6 more lines at this price source file | $101.16 | $281.00 | $47.21–$281.00 | 64% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 INJ IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG+9 more lines at this price source file | $101.52 | $423.00 | $71.06–$423.00 | 76% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 INJ IV PUSH SGL/INIT DRUG+3 more lines at this price source file | $106.78 | $281.00 | $37.63–$281.00 | 62% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 INJ TX OR DX INTRAVENOUS+6 more lines at this price source file | $126.45 | $281.00 | $47.21–$281.00 | 55% |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville, KY IV PUSH SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG source file | $157.92 | $281.00 | $50.58–$281.00 | 44% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC IVP INJ TX PROP DX SGL/INIT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $159.53 | $376.00 | $66.33–$403.50 | 58% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 INJECT MED IV PUSH INITL SUBST+1 more line at this price source file | $160.80 | $268.00 | $11.27–$80.53 | 40% |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Injection of drug or substance into vein File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $322.00 | $62.21–$322.00 | 40% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY INJTX OR DX INTRAVENOUS+2 more lines at this price source file | $225.00 | $500.00 | $84.00–$500.00 | 55% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Injection of drug or substance into vein File of Sep 18, 2026 · source file | $410.00 | $546.67 | $60.13–$1,093.34 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Injection of drug or substance into vein File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $410.00 | $546.67 | $37.51–$820.01 | 25% |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Injection of drug or substance into vein File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $410.00 | $546.67 | $49.20–$1,093.34 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $64.68, median $116.62, highest $410.00 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $101.34. 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 17 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.