How much does Methotrexate Sodium cost?

$1.13per dose

One 19 mg dose, at the doctor's office rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per 5 mg of the drug: $0.30 / 5 mg
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included: × 19 mg
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately: $1.13

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.15
At a hospital outpatient department: $2.88

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 151% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 the price changes

Given at	Per 5 mg	Per 19 mg dose
Doctor's office or clinic	$0.30	$1.13
Hospital outpatient department	$0.76	$2.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Minnesota Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.23 Median $0.39 Typical High $0.39	Facility	None	$0.23	$0.39	$0.39
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.39 Median $0.79 Typical High $1.07	Facility	None	$0.39	$0.79	$1.07
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.30 Median $0.33 Typical High $0.38	Professional	None	$0.30	$0.33	$0.38
Health Partners Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.31 Median $0.74 Typical High $1.12	Facility	None	$0.31	$0.74	$1.12
Health Partners Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.30 Median $0.30 Typical High $0.30	Professional	None	$0.30	$0.30	$0.30
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.31 Median $0.31 Typical High $0.43	Professional	None	$0.31	$0.31	$0.43

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Washington, DC 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.

Minnesota· 28th of 42

$0.30

DC $2.00MT $0.19

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.