IV push injection cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $127.74 to $367.56, with a median of $177.23. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $49.49 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $111.90 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 96374, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 INJECTION IV INITIAL DRUG+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $127.74 | $425.80 | $42.46–$95.00 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital lowest Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $127.74 | $425.80 | $17.41–$95.00 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 IVPUSH OTHR THN CHEMO INIT DRG+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $127.74 | $425.80 | $42.46–$95.00 | 70% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 96374 INF/NC IV Push Single/Initial Drug File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $167.40 | $279.00 | — | 40% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC THERAPYPRO//DX IV PUSH INITIA File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $187.05 | $645.00 | $102.55–$516.00 | 71% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 96374 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; IV push, single or initial substance/drug+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $216.00 | $360.00 | — | 40% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 BC THERAPYPRO//DX IV PUSH INITIA File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $264.06 | $489.00 | $101.75–$457.90 | 46% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN THERAPEUTIC PROPHY./DIAG. INJECTION I.V. PUSH SINGLE OR INITIAL SUB./DRUG 96374+1 more line at this price File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $265.94 | $319.33 | $49.91–$584.01 | 17% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC THERAPYPRO//DX IV PUSH INITIA File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $348.30 | $645.00 | $101.75–$516.00 | 46% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 IVP THER/PRO/DG PRIMARY+4 more lines at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $367.56 | $651.90 | $241.85–$619.30 | 44% |
Inpatient: lowest $127.74, median $177.23, highest $367.56 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $265.94 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 7 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.