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Pentazocine Injection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J3070

Injection, pentazocine, 30 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pentazocine Injection cost?

$123per 30 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for each 30 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $162 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
$123
At a hospital outpatient department
$162

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 32% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$107 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$100 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $6 to $263Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $100 to $129
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $162professional $123

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 16th of 51

$123

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.