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Penicillin G Injection

New Jersey 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?

$0.72per 600000 units

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.72 for each 600000 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.71 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
$0.71
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.72

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.71$0.65 to $0.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.72$0.65 to $0.78

How much rates vary

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

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$1.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$0.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$0.74
Typical High
$0.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$1.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$9.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$0.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.76

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 13th of 51

$0.72

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.