How much does Bethanechol Chloride Injection cost?

$4.79per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, 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 $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $4.68
At a hospital outpatient department: $7.24

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 55% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 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	$4.68	$4.47 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$7.24	$6.31 to $7.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12Professionalmedian $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 $6.17 Median $7.24 Typical High $12.02	Facility	Global	$6.17	$7.24	$12.02
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.37 Median $4.68 Typical High $7.24	Professional	Global	$4.37	$4.68	$7.24
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3.80 Median $4.47 Typical High $6.76	Facility	Global	$3.80	$4.47	$6.76
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.47 Typical High $5.62	Professional	Global	$4.47	$4.47	$5.62
Horizon BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5,623.41 Median $5,623.41 Typical High $6,309.57	Facility	Global	$5,623.41	$5,623.41	$6,309.57
Horizon BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.71 Median $0.71 Typical High $0.71	Professional	Global	$0.71	$0.71	$0.71
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $5.62 Median $5.62 Typical High $6.92	Professional	Global	$5.62	$5.62	$6.92

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 25th 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.