How much does Tetracycline Injection cost?

$13.18per 250 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for each 250 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 250 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $13.18
At a hospital outpatient department: $28.84

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 119% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$13.18	$13.18 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$28.84	$13.18 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $0 to $13

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $13.18 Median $28.84 Typical High $56.23	Facility	Global	$13.18	$28.84	$56.23
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $13.18 Median $13.18 Typical High $14.13	Professional	Global	$13.18	$13.18	$14.13
Anthem BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.10 Median $0.10 Typical High $1.00	Professional	Global	$0.10	$0.10	$1.00
Denver HMP Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $13.18 Median $13.18 Typical High $19.05	Facility	Global	$13.18	$13.18	$19.05
Kaiser Permanente Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $79.43 Median $79.43 Typical High $79.43	Professional	Global	$79.43	$79.43	$79.43
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $60.26 Median $60.26 Typical High $60.26	Facility	Global	$60.26	$60.26	$60.26

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 478.6 times more in Wyoming than in Minnesota. 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.

Colorado· 42nd of 49

$13.18

WY $100MN $0.21

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.