IV push injection cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $74.79 to $230.08, with a median of $81.46. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $6.67 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $97.00 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 96374, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC IV PUSH INITIAL SUBSTANCE/DRUG | $74.79 | $277.00 | — | 73% | — 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 |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC IV PUSH INITIAL SUBSTANCE/DRUG | $230.08 | $719.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $74.79, median $81.46, highest $230.08 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $74.79 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.