IV push injection cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $35.00 to $321.46, with a median of $74.79. The lowest listed price is at East Jefferson General Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $39.79 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $97.00 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 5 cities for code 96374, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Injection Drug or Substance Into a Vein for Therapy Diagnosis or Prevention | $35.00 | $250.00 | $122.50–$75.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Injection Drug or Substance Into a Vein for Therapy Diagnosis or Prevention | $35.00 | $250.00 | $122.50–$75.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Injection Drug or Substance Into a Vein for Therapy Diagnosis or Prevention | $35.00 | $250.00 | $122.50–$75.00 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Injection Drug or Substance Into a Vein for Therapy Diagnosis or Prevention | $65.76 | $411.00 | $123.30–$79.20 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 PR INJECTION,THERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST, IV PUSH, INITIAL DRUG | $67.32 | $306.00 | $46.24–$1,616.00 | 78% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Injection Drug or Substance Into a Vein for Therapy Diagnosis or Prevention | $70.84 | $322.00 | $111.15–$72.63 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC IV PUSH INITIAL SUBSTANCE/DRUG | $74.79 | $277.00 | $75.85–$240.99 | 73% | — source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Injection Drug or Substance Into a Vein for Therapy Diagnosis or Prevention | $77.00 | $550.00 | $102.47–$831.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 TH PR DI INJ IV PUSH 1 | $81.46 | $231.00 | $103.95–$195.67 | 65% | — source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Injection Drug or Substance Into a Vein for Therapy Diagnosis or Prevention | $109.76 | $686.00 | $183.53–$428.26 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Injection Drug or Substance Into a Vein for Therapy Diagnosis or Prevention | $130.41 | $483.00 | $136.74–$483.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC IV PUSH INITIAL SUBSTANCE/DRUG | $230.08 | $719.00 | $116.68–$539.25 | 68% | — source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 THER PROPH/DX NJX IV PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG | $321.46 | $551.07 | $551.07–$918.45 | 42% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.00, median $74.79, highest $321.46 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $81.46. 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 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 11 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.