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Penicillin G Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J2540 · Pfizerpen

Injection, penicillin G potassium, up to 600,000 units

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Penicillin G Injection cost?

$1.86per 600000 units

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.86 for each 600000 units of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $0.68 to $2.57.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 600000 units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

units
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.68

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$1$2$5$10facility $2professional $1

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
$0.68
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$0.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$1.15

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Delaware than in Wyoming. 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.

Washington, DC· 2nd of 51

$1.86

DE $1.95WY $0.62

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.