How much does Pentobarbital Injection cost?

$44.67per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 50 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $52.48
At a hospital outpatient department: $41.69

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 21% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$52.48	$42.66 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$41.69	$38.90 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $37 to $60Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $42 to $60

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 $41.69 Median $41.69 Typical High $60.26	Facility	Global	$41.69	$41.69	$60.26
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $41.69 Median $52.48 Typical High $60.26	Professional	Global	$41.69	$52.48	$60.26
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $40.74 Median $40.74 Typical High $44.67	Facility	Global	$40.74	$40.74	$44.67
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $42.66 Median $48.98 Typical High $63.10	Facility	Global	$42.66	$48.98	$63.10
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $42.66 Median $42.66 Typical High $45.71	Professional	Global	$42.66	$42.66	$45.71
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $37.15 Median $38.90 Typical High $38.90	Facility	Global	$37.15	$38.90	$38.90
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $40.74 Median $42.66 Typical High $64.57	Professional	Global	$40.74	$42.66	$64.57

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$44.67

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.