IV push injection cost in McAllen, TX
In McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $30.58 to $316.57, with a median of $212.00. The lowest listed price is at Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley — $181.42 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $231.50 at 286 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Oct 6, 2025 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley lowest Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 IV Push Initial | $30.58 | $152.90 | $165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 IV Push Single /Initial | $39.60 | $198.00 | $165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Hchg IV Push Sngl Initial | $66.22 | $331.10 | $165.82 | 80% | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ, IV PUSH - 96374 - 38500016 | $212.00 | $1,336.47 | $54.70–$1,069.18 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX · (956) 968-8567 Hc Inj, Therap/Proph/Diagn, Iv Push Init Dx | $212.00 | $1,063.29 | $115.75–$1,042.02 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ, IV PUSH - 96374 - 44203925 | $212.00 | $935.90 | $54.70–$1,069.18 | 77% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ IV PUSH | $212.00 | $1,336.47 | $54.70–$1,069.18 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX · (956) 323-9000 INTRAVENOUS INJECTION | $212.00 | $935.90 | $54.70–$1,069.18 | 77% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital San Juan, TX · (956) 632-6000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $316.57 | $316.57 | $22.16–$600.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $30.58, median $212.00, highest $316.57 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.