How much does Terbutaline Injection cost?

$2.95per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.95 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.95 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $2.95
At a hospital outpatient department: $9.55

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 224% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$2.95	$2.95 to $2.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$9.55	$2.95 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $68Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.95 Median $26.92 Typical High $67.61	Facility	Global	$2.95	$26.92	$67.61
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.95 Median $2.95 Typical High $3.55	Professional	Global	$2.95	$2.95	$3.55
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.95 Median $2.95 Typical High $17.78	Professional	Global	$2.95	$2.95	$17.78
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.95 Median $2.95 Typical High $5.13	Facility	Global	$2.95	$2.95	$5.13
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.95 Median $2.95 Typical High $4.68	Professional	Global	$2.95	$2.95	$4.68
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.95 Median $2.95 Typical High $14.79	Facility	Global	$2.95	$2.95	$14.79
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.45 Median $2.45 Typical High $2.45	Professional	Global	$2.45	$2.45	$2.45

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $2.95 · 45th of 51

WY $23.99WV $1.95

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.