How much does Bethanechol Chloride Injection cost?

$4.79per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, 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 $5.13 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: $5.13

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$4.79	$4.79 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$5.13	$4.79 to $6.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 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. 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 $4.37 Median $4.79 Typical High $6.61	Facility	Global	$4.37	$4.79	$6.61
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.68 Median $4.79 Typical High $6.61	Professional	Global	$4.68	$4.79	$6.61
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5.13 Median $6.76 Typical High $10.72	Facility	Global	$5.13	$6.76	$10.72
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.47 Typical High $5.62	Professional	Global	$4.47	$4.47	$5.62
Medcost Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.79 Typical High $5.75	Facility	Global	$4.47	$4.79	$5.75
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $5.62 Median $5.62 Typical High $7.24	Professional	Global	$5.62	$5.62	$7.24
Wellcare Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $100.00 Median $100.00 Typical High $100.00	Facility	Global	$100.00	$100.00	$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th 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.