IV push injection cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $120.75 to $630.00, with a median of $222.46. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $101.71 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $172.55 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 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 Feb 6, 2026 and Feb 9, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 THERAPEUTIC IV PUSH | $120.75 | $201.25 | $201.25 | 40% | — source file |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 IV PUSH INJ EACH NEW SUB/DRUG | $140.75 | $281.50 | $81.39–$256.17 | 50% | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Inj Ivp,Initial Drugs/Sub | $146.90 | $226.00 | $14.69–$226.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Inj Ivp,Initial Drugs/Sub | $150.15 | $231.00 | $15.02–$231.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug | $177.32 | $286.00 | $122.40–$272.00 | 38% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ IV PUSH | $193.90 | $193.90 | $24.42–$368.71 | — | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC INJ IV PUSH SINGL/INITIAL | $198.00 | $275.00 | $40.15–$569.84 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC INJ IV PUSH SINGL/INITIAL | $216.72 | $301.00 | $42.15–$569.84 | 28% | — source file |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 INJ INTRAVENOUS INITIAL SUBSTANCE | $228.20 | $326.00 | $117.36–$465.71 | 30% | — source file |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 IV PUSH INITIAL SUBSTANCE | $228.20 | $326.00 | $117.36–$465.71 | 30% | — source file |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 IV PUSH INJ EACH NEW SUB/DRUG | $253.95 | $507.90 | $43.14–$1,050.00 | 50% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Inj Ivp,Initial Drugs/Sub | $312.00 | $480.00 | $31.20–$480.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ IV PUSH | $318.24 | $442.00 | $88.40–$442.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Injection Intravenous | $324.35 | $499.00 | $179.61–$296.36 | 35% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC INJ IV PUSH SINGL/INITIAL | $343.44 | $477.00 | $40.15–$566.32 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Inj Ivp,Initial Drugs/Sub | $353.60 | $544.00 | $35.36–$544.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Inj Ivp,Initial Drugs/Sub | $371.15 | $571.00 | $37.12–$513.90 | 35% | — source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 96374-IV Push Initial Drug | $630.00 | $630.00 | $181.00–$535.50 | — | — source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 96374-59 IV Push Initial Drug Addl Site w/ Modification | $630.00 | $630.00 | $181.00–$535.50 | — | — source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 96374 IVP INITIAL | $630.00 | $630.00 | $181.00–$535.50 | — | — source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 96374- IV Injection, single/initial | $630.00 | $630.00 | $181.00–$535.50 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $120.75, median $222.46, highest $630.00 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $228.20. 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 14 of 16 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.