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Pentobarbital Injection

Maryland rates for HCPCS J2515

Injection, pentobarbital sodium, per 50 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pentobarbital Injection cost?

$42.66per 50 mg

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for each 50 mg of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $42.66.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 50 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$42.66

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $43 to $43Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $43 to $43
$10$20$50facility $43professional $43

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Maryland· 29th of 51

$42.66

CO $70.79MT $26.30

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.