CPT code 96374: IV push, single or initial IV push2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $37.74 for 96374 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $33.04–$51.82.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 96374 covers

This service covers a therapeutic, preventive, or diagnostic drug delivered directly into a vein, either through an existing IV line or by direct venous access. The medication is given as a push rather than infused over time. In outpatient clinics, physician offices, and emergency settings, a nurse or other qualified clinical staff member commonly administers an ordered IV medication such as an antiemetic or analgesic; the billing provider reports the administration service.

Select 96374 for the single or initial IV push, based on the route and method documented—not simply because the patient has an IV line. Record the drug, dose, route, and that it was administered by push. The drug itself may be reported separately when a separate drug code applies. When Medicare bills the service as incident-to, it must be performed under physician supervision.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where 96374 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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96374 rates by state

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How the 96374 rate is calculated

Each of 96374’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 96374

The CMS indicators that decide how 96374 is paid alongside other services.

96374 compared with similar codes

How to choose

96365IV drug infusionInitial, first hour

96374 is for a drug given by IV push. 96365 applies when the initial drug administration is by IV infusion.

96372SC/IM injectionTherapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic

96372 is for a subcutaneous or intramuscular injection; 96374 requires intravenous delivery by push.

96375IV push add-onEach additional new drug, sequential

96374 reports the single or initial IV push. 96375 is an add-on for a subsequent sequential IV push of a different drug.

96376Same-drug IV pushFacility add-on

96374 is the single or initial push code; 96376 is the add-on for an additional sequential push of the same drug.

Codes related to 96374

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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