How much does Penicillin G Injection cost?

$0.78per 600000 units

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.78 for each 600000 units of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.68 from a physician practice, and about $1.55 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 600000 units. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenunits

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.68
At a hospital outpatient department: $1.55

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 129% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$0.68	$0.68 to $0.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1.55	$1.12 to $12.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $27Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.69 Median $1.55 Typical High $26.92	Facility	Global	$0.69	$1.55	$26.92
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.62 Median $0.68 Typical High $0.69	Professional	Global	$0.62	$0.68	$0.69
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.68 Median $1.00 Typical High $85.11	Facility	Global	$0.68	$1.00	$85.11
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.68 Median $0.68 Typical High $4.57	Professional	Global	$0.68	$0.68	$4.57
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.29 Median $1.62 Typical High $28.18	Facility	Global	$1.29	$1.62	$28.18
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.29 Median $1.29 Typical High $1.29	Facility	Global	$1.29	$1.29	$1.29
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.62 Median $0.78 Typical High $0.78	Professional	Global	$0.62	$0.78	$0.78

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 27th of 51

$0.78

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.