How much does Tetracycline Injection cost?

$14.13per 250 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for each 250 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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: $14.13
At a hospital outpatient department: $28.18

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 100% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$14.13	$1.00 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$28.18	$14.13 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $37Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $1 to $14

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 $14.13 Median $28.18 Typical High $37.15	Facility	Global	$14.13	$28.18	$37.15
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $14.13 Median $14.13 Typical High $14.13	Professional	Global	$14.13	$14.13	$14.13
Anthem BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.00 Median $1.00 Typical High $1.66	Professional	Global	$1.00	$1.00	$1.66
Kaiser Permanente Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $38.90 Median $38.90 Typical High $38.90	Professional	Global	$38.90	$38.90	$38.90
Medcost Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $21.38 Median $21.38 Typical High $21.38	Facility	Global	$21.38	$21.38	$21.38
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $6.61 Median $6.61 Typical High $6.61	Facility	Global	$6.61	$6.61	$6.61

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 17th of 49

$14.13

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.