How much does Bethanechol Chloride Injection cost?

$5.37per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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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: $5.37
At a hospital outpatient department: $8.91

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 66% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$5.37	$4.68 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$8.91	$4.47 to $10.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6

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 $5.37 Median $10.72 Typical High $10.72	Facility	Global	$5.37	$10.72	$10.72
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.68 Median $5.37 Typical High $5.37	Professional	Global	$4.68	$5.37	$5.37
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.47 Typical High $8.91	Facility	Global	$4.47	$4.47	$8.91
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.47 Typical High $4.47	Professional	Global	$4.47	$4.47	$4.47
Providence Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.47 Typical High $8.91	Facility	Global	$4.47	$4.47	$8.91
Providence Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.47 Median $4.47 Typical High $4.47	Professional	Global	$4.47	$4.47	$4.47
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 New Mexico 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 Mexico· 9th of 51

$5.37

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.