How much does Plicamycin Injection cost?

$97.72per 2.5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for each 2.5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 2.5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $44.67
At a hospital outpatient department: $97.72

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 119% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

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	$44.67	$16.98 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$97.72	$97.72 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $98 to $115Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $15 to $105

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
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $83.18 Median $87.10 Typical High $104.71	Professional	Global	$83.18	$87.10	$104.71
Kaiser Permanente Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $114.82 Median $114.82 Typical High $114.82	Facility	Global	$114.82	$114.82	$114.82
Molina Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $50.12 Median $85.11 Typical High $102.33	Professional	Global	$50.12	$85.11	$102.33
Pacific Source Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $97.72 Median $97.72 Typical High $97.72	Facility	Global	$97.72	$97.72	$97.72
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $64.57 Median $64.57 Typical High $97.72	Facility	Global	$64.57	$64.57	$97.72
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $13.80 Median $44.67 Typical High $102.33	Professional	Global	$13.80	$44.67	$102.33

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Tennessee than in South Carolina. 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.

Washington· 9th of 50

$97.72

TN $234SC $30.20

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.