Doctor visits and therapy CPT 96374 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

IV push injection cost in Emmetsburg, IA — inpatient

In Emmetsburg, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for IV push of a medicine, first drug as an inpatient: from $104.25 to $104.25, with a median of $104.25. Across Iowa, the median is $189.75 at 84 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 96374, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$104.25Palo Alto County Hospital
Median$104.25half pay less
Highest$104.25in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg, IA · (712) 852-5500 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug $104.25 $139.00 $94.00–$139.00 25% —
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Inpatient: lowest $104.25, median $104.25, highest $104.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $104.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.