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Pentazocine Injection

California rates for HCPCS J3070

Injection, pentazocine, 30 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pentazocine Injection cost?

$105per 30 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for each 30 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 30 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$107
At a hospital outpatient department
$105

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 2% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$105 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$87.10 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $74 to $229Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $78 to $191
$0.1$1$10$100facility $105professional $107

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$295.12
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

California· 46th of 51

$105

AK $166MT $42.66

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.