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Pentobarbital Injection

Ohio rates for HCPCS J2515

Injection, pentobarbital sodium, per 50 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pentobarbital Injection cost?

$47.86per 50 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for each 50 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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
$40.74
At a hospital outpatient department
$89.13

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 119% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 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$40.74$30.20 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$46.77 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $40 to $129Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $22 to $105
$50$100$200facility $89professional $41

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
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 12th of 51

$47.86

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.