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Pentazocine Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J3070

Injection, pentazocine, 30 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pentazocine Injection cost?

$107per 30 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for each 30 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $123 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
$123

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 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$123$105 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $105 to $229Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $105 to $123
$10$20$50$100$200facility $123professional $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
$5.01
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$107

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.