How much does Bethanechol Chloride Injection cost?

$4.79per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $4.79 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 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: $4.79
At a hospital outpatient department: $4.79

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 3 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	$4.79	$4.68 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$4.79	$4.47 to $4.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $7

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. 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 Global Typical Low $4.79 Median $4.79 Typical High $4.79	Facility	Global	$4.79	$4.79	$4.79
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.68 Median $4.79 Typical High $6.76	Professional	Global	$4.68	$4.79	$6.76
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.47 Typical High $7.94	Facility	Global	$4.47	$4.47	$7.94
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.47 Typical High $8.51	Professional	Global	$4.47	$4.47	$8.51
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3.39 Median $3.39 Typical High $3.39	Facility	Global	$3.39	$3.39	$3.39
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $5.62 Median $5.62 Typical High $5.62	Professional	Global	$5.62	$5.62	$5.62

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Alaska than in Colorado. 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.

Alabama· 19th of 51

$4.79

AK $7.59CO $4.47

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.