How much does Butorphanol Injection cost?

$6.17per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 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: $6.17
At a hospital outpatient department: $7.24

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$6.17	$6.17 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$7.24	$6.92 to $7.24

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $7Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10

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 Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $6.17 Median $6.17 Typical High $10.47	Professional	Global	$6.17	$6.17	$10.47
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $7.24 Median $7.24 Typical High $7.24	Facility	Global	$7.24	$7.24	$7.24
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5.75 Median $6.92 Typical High $7.24	Facility	Global	$5.75	$6.92	$7.24
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $6.17 Median $6.17 Typical High $7.24	Professional	Global	$6.17	$6.17	$7.24
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $6.31 Median $6.31 Typical High $6.31	Facility	Global	$6.31	$6.31	$6.31
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.69 Median $5.50 Typical High $6.03	Professional	Global	$2.69	$5.50	$6.03

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Wyoming than in Oklahoma. 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.

Vermont· 39th of 51

$6.17

WY $20.42OK $3.24

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.