IV push injection cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 17 hospitals list a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug: from $261.00 to $1,212.19, with a median of $305.72. The lowest listed price is at Jefferson Medical Center — $44.72 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $356.32 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 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 Apr 1, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ IV PUSH source file | $261.00 | $522.00 | $25.00 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC IV PUSH 1ST SBST/DRUG source file | $267.00 | $534.00 | $74.35–$1,153.60 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC IV PUSH 1ST SBST/DRUG source file | $267.00 | $534.00 | $74.35–$1,153.60 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC IV PUSH 1ST SBST/DRUG source file | $267.00 | $534.00 | $74.35–$1,233.94 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC IV PUSH 1ST SBST/DRUG source file | $267.00 | $534.00 | $74.35–$1,153.60 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC IV PUSH 1ST SBST/DRUG source file | $267.00 | $534.00 | $74.35–$1,153.60 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Thera/Prophy/Diag Inj;Iv Push+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $271.00 | $542.00 | — | 50% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug source file | $296.00 | $740.00 | $212.14–$740.00 | 60% |
| National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington, DC INJECTIONS IV PUSH PRIMARY+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $305.72 | $470.34 | $286.91–$399.79 | 35% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 OP THERPROPHDIAG INJ IV PUSH+1 more line at this price source file | $331.00 | $662.00 | $39.68–$3,341.73 | 50% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 IV PUSH INITIAL OR SINGLE+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $381.64 | $587.14 | $170.27–$499.07 | 35% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 INJECTIONS IV PUSH PRIMARY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $403.10 | $620.15 | $173.64–$558.14 | 35% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 498-4000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $417.96 | $417.96 | $67.54–$376.16 | — |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 IV PUSH NON CHEMO, SINGLE/INIT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.54 | $541.37 | $530.54–$541.37 | 2% |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 IV PUSH NON CHEMO, SINGLE/INIT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $799.50 | $815.82 | $799.50–$815.82 | 2% |
| Reston Hospital Center Vienna, VA · (703) 689-9000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $984.19 | $984.19 | $698.77 | — |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · (571) 349-4000 IVP SINGLE/INITIAL DRUG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,212.19 | $1,212.19 | $240.01–$1,030.36 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $261.00, median $305.72, highest $1,212.19 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $269.00. 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 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 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.