How much does Erythrocin Lactobionate (erythromycin lactobionate) cost?

$91.20per 500 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for each 500 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 500 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $91.20
At a hospital outpatient department: $21.88

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 76% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$91.20	$91.20 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$21.88	$21.88 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $120Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $22 to $110

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 $109.65 Median $109.65 Typical High $120.23	Facility	Global	$109.65	$109.65	$120.23
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $91.20 Median $109.65 Typical High $109.65	Professional	Global	$91.20	$109.65	$109.65
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $21.88 Median $21.88 Typical High $21.88	Facility	Global	$21.88	$21.88	$21.88
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $21.88 Median $21.88 Typical High $21.88	Professional	Global	$21.88	$21.88	$21.88
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $91.20 Median $123.03 Typical High $190.55	Facility	Global	$91.20	$123.03	$190.55
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $91.20 Median $91.20 Typical High $91.20	Professional	Global	$91.20	$91.20	$91.20
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $19.05 Median $19.95 Typical High $162.18	Professional	Global	$19.05	$19.95	$162.18

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Delaware than in Hawaii. 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.

Arkansas· 26th of 51

$91.20

DE $204HI $29.51

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.