How much does Minocin (minocycline hydrochloride) cost?

$2.57per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.57 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.57 from a physician practice, and about $5.13 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: $2.57
At a hospital outpatient department: $5.13

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 100% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$2.57	$2.57 to $2.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$5.13	$2.63 to $7.41

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.57 Median $5.13 Typical High $7.41	Facility	Global	$2.57	$5.13	$7.41
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.57 Median $2.57 Typical High $2.57	Professional	Global	$2.57	$2.57	$2.57
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.63 Median $2.69 Typical High $3.31	Professional	Global	$2.63	$2.69	$3.31
Medica Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.69 Median $2.88 Typical High $85.11	Facility	Global	$2.69	$2.88	$85.11
Medica Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.57 Median $2.57 Typical High $3.09	Professional	Global	$2.57	$2.57	$3.09
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.45 Median $2.63 Typical High $7.08	Facility	Global	$2.45	$2.63	$7.08
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.51 Median $2.63 Typical High $3.24	Professional	Global	$2.51	$2.63	$3.24

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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.

Nebraska· 48th of 51

$2.57

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.