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Cephalothin Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1890

Injection, cephalothin sodium, up to 1 g

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cephalothin Injection cost?

$16.98per g

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for each g of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $100.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per g. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

g

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $100 to $100Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $398
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $100professional $15

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60

Where California sits

The same service costs 7244.4 times more in Indiana than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $16.98 · 12th of 29
IN $63,096NV $8.71

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.