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Pentobarbital Injection

New York 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 negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 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
At a hospital outpatient department
$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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 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$42.66$40.74 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$40.74 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $36 to $78Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $35 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.12
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$229.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61

Where New York 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.

New York· 40th 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.