IV push injection cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $215.49 to $657.00, with a median of $453.13. The lowest listed price is at Tri-City Medical Center — $237.64 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $353.60 at 212 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 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 Mar 30, 2026 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center lowest Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 96374 IV PUSH ONE/FIRST DRUG+2 more lines at this price File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $215.49 | $359.15 | $50.32–$3,004.00 | 40% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Injection Of Drug Or Substance Into A Vein For Therapy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.90 | $418.00 | $43.71–$564.30 | 45% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 INJ IVP SNGL/INTL - 96374 - 0201053+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $272.00 | $1,202.46 | $49.82–$1,388.84 | 77% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Iv Push Single Int'l Subs/Drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $416.00 | — | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 THER PROPH/DX NJX IV PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG source file | $353.60 | $680.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 THER PROPH/DX NJX IV PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG source file | $353.60 | $680.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 THER PROPH/DX NJX IV PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG source file | $353.60 | $680.00 | — | 48% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Initial Iv Push Medication+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $359.25 | $479.00 | — | 25% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Therapeutic IV Push Initl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $453.13 | $1,812.53 | $43.71–$1,450.02 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Therapeutic IV Push Initl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $453.13 | $1,812.53 | $43.71–$1,450.02 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Therapeutic IV Push Initl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $453.13 | $1,812.53 | $43.71–$1,450.02 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Therapeutic IV Push Initl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $453.13 | $1,812.53 | $43.71–$1,450.02 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Therapeutic IV Push Initl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $453.13 | $1,812.53 | $43.71–$1,450.02 | 75% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 IV Push, Initial or Single Drug+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $618.37 | $1,030.61 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA OP IV Push - Single Or Initial Drug+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $618.37 | $1,030.61 | — | 40% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC INJ IV PUSH SNGL/INITIAL+2 more lines at this price source file | $657.00 | $876.00 | $1.00–$27,291.27 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC INJECTIONTHERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG+2 more lines at this price source file | $657.00 | $876.00 | $1.00–$858.48 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC INJ IV PUSH SNGL/INITIAL+2 more lines at this price source file | $657.00 | $876.00 | $1.00–$858.48 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC INJECTIONTHERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST IV PUSH INITIAL DRUG HEART FAILURE+2 more lines at this price source file | $657.00 | $876.00 | $1.00–$858.48 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $215.49, median $453.13, highest $657.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $453.13. 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 12 of 12 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.