IV push injection cost in Louisville, KY — inpatient
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $64.68 to $225.00, with a median of $101.34. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $36.66 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $173.37 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 6 cities for code 96374, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Jun 3, 2026.
Lowest$64.68Norton Clark Hospital
Median$101.34half pay less
Highest$225.00in this market
Difference3.5×highest vs lowest
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.
median
Lowest $64.68Highest $225.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $64.68 | $462.00 | $198.75–$404.25 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV INJECTION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB OP IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV INJECTION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB OP IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV INJECTION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB OP IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB OP IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$416.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$416.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV INJECTION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$416.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB OP IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB IV INJECTION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB IV MEDICATION INITIAL | $98.00 | $490.00 | $80.85–$451.78 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY IV PUSH SINGLE OR INITIAL | $101.16 | $281.00 | $84.30–$281.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY INJTX OR DX INTRAVENOUS | $101.16 | $281.00 | $84.30–$281.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY INJECTION INTRAVENOUS | $101.16 | $281.00 | $84.30–$281.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY IV PUSH SINGLE OR INITIAL SUB | $101.16 | $281.00 | $84.30–$281.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY SSU IV PUSH | $101.16 | $281.00 | $84.30–$281.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY INJ IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG | $101.16 | $281.00 | $84.30–$281.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY INJTX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INIT | $101.16 | $281.00 | $84.30–$281.00 | 64% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 INJ TX OR DX IVP SINGLE INIT | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 INJTX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INIT | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 INJTX OR DX INTRAVENOUS | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 INJ TX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INIT | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 IV PUSH SGL INIT DRUG | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 IV PUSH SINGLE OR INITIAL | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 INJECTION INTRAVENOUS | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 INJTX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INIT DRUG | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 IV PUSH INIT DRUG | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 INJ IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG | $101.52 | $423.00 | $116.83–$423.00 | 76% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 INJ TX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INIT | $106.78 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 INJ IV PUSH SGL/INIT DRUG | $106.78 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 IV PUSH SGL/INIT DRUG | $106.78 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 EC IV INJECTION | $106.78 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 62% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 ING TX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INT | $126.45 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 INJ TX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INT | $126.45 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ IV PU | $126.45 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 IV PUSH SGL INIT DRUG | $126.45 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 INJTX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INIT | $126.45 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 INJ IV PUSH SGL/INIT DRUG | $126.45 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 INJ TX OR DX INTRAVENOUS | $126.45 | $281.00 | $99.90–$281.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville, KY IV PUSH SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $157.92 | $281.00 | $84.30–$281.00 | 44% | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC IVP INJ TX PROP DX SGL/INIT | $159.53 | $376.00 | $274.48–$342.16 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 INJECT MED IV PUSH INITL SUBST | $160.80 | $268.00 | $11.27–$80.53 | 40% | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY INJTX OR DX INTRAVENOUS | $225.00 | $500.00 | $150.00–$500.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY INJTX OR DX IVP SINGLE/INIT | $225.00 | $500.00 | $150.00–$500.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY INJ IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG | $225.00 | $500.00 | $150.00–$500.00 | 55% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $64.68, median $101.34, highest $225.00 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $116.62 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.