How much does Plazomicin Injection, 5 mg cost?

$3.55per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $3.55
At a hospital outpatient department: $6.61

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 86% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$3.55	$3.39 to $3.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$6.61	$3.55 to $7.94

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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 None Typical Low $3.55 Median $3.55 Typical High $3.55	Facility	None	$3.55	$3.55	$3.55
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.55 Median $3.55 Typical High $3.55	Professional	None	$3.55	$3.55	$3.55
CareFirst Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.39 Median $3.55 Typical High $3.55	Professional	None	$3.39	$3.55	$3.55
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $5.37 Median $7.24 Typical High $12.59	Facility	None	$5.37	$7.24	$12.59
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.55 Median $3.55 Typical High $4.47	Professional	None	$3.55	$3.55	$4.47
Kaiser Permanente Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.02 Median $3.02 Typical High $3.55	Professional	None	$3.02	$3.02	$3.55
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $3.55 Median $3.55 Typical High $3.55	Facility	None	$3.55	$3.55	$3.55
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.55 Median $3.55 Typical High $5.89	Professional	None	$3.55	$3.55	$5.89

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Arizona than in Illinois. 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$3.55

AZ $6.03IL $3.55

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.