go back

IV Push Chemotherapy Administration, First Drug

North Carolina 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $234.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $102 to $275
$100$200$500professional $182

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
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83

Where North Carolina sits

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.

North Carolina· 4th of 51

$182

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.