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Phenobarbital Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J2560

Injection, phenobarbital sodium, up to 120 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Phenobarbital Injection cost?

$39.81per 120 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for each 120 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 120 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$39.81
At a hospital outpatient department
$45.71

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 15% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 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$39.81$23.99 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$23.44 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $23 to $72Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $23 to $79
$10$20$50$100facility $46professional $40

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
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Delaware than in Vermont. 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$39.81

DE $79.43VT $23.44

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.