IV push injection cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $464.22 to $562.71, with a median of $505.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $40.78 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $237.00 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 96374, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC BUBBLE ECHO SALINE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $464.22 | $464.22 | — | — |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC BUBBLE ECHO SALINE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $505.00 | $505.00 | — | — |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC BUBBLE ECHO SALINE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $505.00 | $505.00 | — | — |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC BUBBLE ECHO SALINE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $505.00 | $505.00 | — | — |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC BUBBLE ECHO SALINE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $562.71 | $562.71 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $464.22, median $505.00, highest $562.71 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $237.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.