IV push injection cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $324.75 to $953.50, with a median of $542.60. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $217.85 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $353.60 at 212 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 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 Mar 31, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC INJECTION IV PUSH, SINGLE/INITIAL | $324.75 | $1,299.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC INJECTION IV PUSH, SINGLE/INITIAL OBED | $324.75 | $1,299.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 THER PROPH/DX NJX IV PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG | $520.80 | $930.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 THER PROPH/DX NJX IV PUSH SINGLE/1ST SBST/DRUG | $520.80 | $930.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Therapypro/Dx Ivp Initial | $564.40 | $1,411.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 2nd Enctr Tx/Dx Injection: Initial | $564.40 | $1,411.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Los Gatos, CA · (408) 559-2011 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG | $868.00 | $868.00 | $130.20–$868.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC IV Push Initial Drug | $953.50 | $1,907.00 | $804.75–$991.64 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $324.75, median $542.60, highest $953.50 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $520.80. 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 1 of 2 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.