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Minocycline Injection

California rates for HCPCS J2265

Injection, minocycline HCl, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minocycline Injection cost?

$3.09per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.63 from a physician practice, and about $3.16 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 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$2.63
At a hospital outpatient department
$3.16

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 20% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.63$2.63 to $3.16
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.16$2.88 to $4.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $3professional $3

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$5.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.80
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$6.76

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $3.09 · 6th of 51
CO $4.47KY $1.62

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.