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Penicillin G Injection

Maine rates for HCPCS J2540 · Pfizerpen

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Penicillin G Injection cost?

$0.66per 600000 units

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.66 for each 600000 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.66 from a physician practice, and about $0.72 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$0.66
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.72

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 10% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.66$0.65 to $0.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.72$0.66 to $1.82

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$1.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$1.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$1.20

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Texas 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.

Maine· 47th of 51

$0.66

TX $1.58WY $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.