IV push injection cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $324.75 to $564.40, with a median of $520.80. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $196.05 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $353.60 at 212 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $324.75, median $520.80, highest $564.40 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $542.60 — 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.