Azithromycin dihydrate, oral cost at US hospitals
Azithromycin dihydrate, oral · HCPCS Q0144
$2.22
lowest cash price
$36.78
national median
$398.88
highest cash price
127
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.22–$398.88 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Dec 1, 2025 ($398.88) → Sep 1, 2026 ($96.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $24.96 | $24.96 | $24.96 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $4.87 | $27.48 | $55.26 |
| California | 15 | $2.22 | $9.38 | $60.16 |
| Colorado | 13 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Florida | 43 | $3.71 | $10.92 | $352.63 |
| Georgia | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Illinois | 11 | $27.20 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Iowa | 12 | $27.20 | $27.20 | $47.16 |
| Kansas | 1 | $119.03 | $119.03 | $119.03 |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Minnesota | 10 | $7.11 | $29.37 | $53.44 |
| Missouri | 11 | $4.87 | $17.06 | $92.62 |
| Montana | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 20 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 15 | $9.71 | $9.71 | $96.00 |
| North Carolina | 12 | $398.88 | $398.88 | $398.88 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $17.34 | $22.04 | $43.25 |
| Ohio | 26 | $8.35 | $40.95 | $49.09 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $4.87 | $36.78 | $67.85 |
| Oregon | 4 | $15.41 | $15.41 | $60.29 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | $47.80 | $150.40 | $334.40 |
| South Carolina | 2 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| South Dakota | 6 | $20.60 | $24.50 | $58.52 |
| Texas | 17 | $81.82 | $81.82 | $81.82 |
| Virginia | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Washington | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $16.96 | $16.96 | $72.00 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Paris | Academy Paris, AR | $27.48 | $72.12 – $72.12 |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | Thief River Falls, MN | $29.37 | $12.61 – $33.04 |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls, MN | $29.37 | $12.61 – $33.04 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $31.44 | $0.21 – $24.70 |
| UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $31.44 | $1.40 – $3.19 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $31.44 | $0.74 – $72.68 |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain, SD | $32.55 | $9.13 – $24.04 |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook, MN | $34.90 | $7.19 – $26.74 |
| LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS | Ladson, SC | $35.00 | $21.50 – $21.50 |
| HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER | MONCKS CORNER, SC | $35.00 | $21.50 – $21.50 |
| Van Wert Hospital | Van Wert, OH | $35.68 | $160.55 – $160.55 |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center | Bagley, MN | $36.00 | $10.04 – $37.33 |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo | Tishomingo, OK | $36.78 | $26.01 – $26.01 |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton | Healdton, OK | $36.78 | $26.01 – $26.01 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby, MN | $37.20 | $6.47 – $24.04 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | $37.68 | $15.40 – $37.79 |
| Sanford Hospital Webster | Webster, SD | $38.24 | $12.75 – $36.56 |
| cleveland clinic main campus | Cleveland, OH | $40.95 | $1.10 – $56.70 |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | Bismarck, ND | $41.76 | $1.47 – $25.19 |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County | Guthrie, OK | $41.92 | $26.01 – $26.01 |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher | Kingfisher, OK | $41.92 | $26.01 – $26.01 |
| Sanford Medical Center Mayville | Mayville, ND | $43.25 | $5.86 – $21.79 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, OH | $46.31 | $160.55 – $160.55 |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $47.16 | $5.82 – $18.38 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne, MN | $47.66 | $6.47 – $24.04 |
| UPMC Muncy | Muncy, PA | $47.80 | $9.60 – $9.60 |
| UPMC Wellsboro | Wellsboro, PA | $47.80 | $9.60 – $9.60 |
| UPMC Williamsport | Williamsport, PA | $47.80 | $9.60 – $9.60 |
| Mansfield Hospital | Mansfield, OH | $48.23 | $160.55 – $160.55 |
| Shelby Hospital | Shelby, OH | $48.23 | $160.55 – $160.55 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | $49.09 | $34.20 – $57.80 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | $49.09 | $34.20 – $57.80 |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $49.09 | $34.20 – $57.80 |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $49.09 | $34.20 – $57.80 |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center | Worthington, MN | $53.44 | $10.90 – $25.30 |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $55.26 | $26.01 – $71.68 |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $58.52 | $10.84 – $19.03 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa, CA | $60.16 | $27.13 – $34.97 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka, CA | $60.16 | $27.13 – $41.72 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland, OR | $60.29 | $37.86 – $37.86 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $67.85 | $26.01 – $36.57 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital | Madison, WI | $72.00 | $0.36 – $1.32 |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $76.40 | $5.58 – $87.86 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | $81.82 | $48.53 – $128.10 |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $85.20 | $20.82 – $64.70 |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage, MO | $92.62 | $36.06 – $36.06 |
| UPMC Mercy | Pittsburgh, PA | $95.20 | $1.31 – $69.38 |
| UPMC Chautauqua | Jamestown, NY | $96.00 | $0.22 – $24.27 |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $101.60 | $8.62 – $87.86 |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg | Pittsburg, KS | $119.03 | $26.01 – $28.98 |