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Pentazocine Injection

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $135 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
$135

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 26% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

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$135$107 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $105 to $407Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $105 to $129
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $135professional $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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd 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.