How much does Codeine Injection cost?

$1.29per 30 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.29 for each 30 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.05 from a physician practice, and about $2.04 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 30 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.05
At a hospital outpatient department: $2.04

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 95% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$1.05	$1.05 to $1.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$2.04	$1.26 to $4.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $0 to $4Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2

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 $1.62 Median $2.75 Typical High $4.27	Facility	Global	$1.62	$2.75	$4.27
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.98 Median $1.05 Typical High $1.29	Professional	Global	$0.98	$1.05	$1.29
Anthem BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.02 Median $0.02 Typical High $1.41	Facility	Global	$0.02	$0.02	$1.41
Anthem BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.95 Median $1.35 Typical High $3.31	Professional	Global	$0.95	$1.35	$3.31
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.70 Median $1.70 Typical High $1.70	Facility	Global	$1.70	$1.70	$1.70
ConnectiCare Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.29 Median $1.29 Typical High $1.29	Professional	Global	$1.29	$1.29	$1.29
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.38 Median $1.51 Typical High $1.58	Professional	Global	$1.38	$1.51	$1.58

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.6 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.

Connecticut· 19th of 51

$1.29

AK $2.09CO $0.81

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.