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IV Push Chemotherapy Administration, First Drug

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 96409

This is the administration of a chemotherapy drug given as a quick injection directly into an intravenous line, rather than dripped in slowly over time. It covers the first or only drug given during a treatment session. The medication is pushed in over a short period, typically a few minutes, under close observation for any immediate reaction.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does IV Push Chemotherapy Administration, First Drug cost?

$129

Typical physician fee. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $191.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 67 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $129 ยท 10th to 90th $91 to $339
$50$100$200$500professional $129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$316.23

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

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MN $219DE $110

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.