Cefotaxime sodium injection cost at US hospitals
Cefotaxime sodium injection · HCPCS J0698
$2.93
lowest cash price
$43.10
national median
$445.20
highest cash price
245
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.93–$445.20 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Jan 1, 2026 ($22.27) → Sep 1, 2026 ($97.75)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | $50.70 | $50.70 | $50.70 |
| Arizona | 2 | $9.11 | $9.11 | $9.92 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $13.08 | $13.08 | $33.15 |
| California | 57 | $12.56 | $46.09 | $66.06 |
| Colorado | 13 | $237.74 | $237.74 | $237.74 |
| Florida | 56 | $8.00 | $49.40 | $445.20 |
| Georgia | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 1 | $66.48 | $66.48 | $66.48 |
| Illinois | 17 | $8.80 | $32.68 | $49.51 |
| Indiana | 22 | $39.42 | $40.63 | $89.77 |
| Iowa | 14 | $8.80 | $8.80 | $49.51 |
| Kansas | 2 | $127.30 | $127.30 | $133.10 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $116.26 | $116.26 | $116.26 |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 17 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Minnesota | 11 | $30.95 | $35.56 | $66.64 |
| Mississippi | 7 | $17.45 | $20.94 | $69.79 |
| Missouri | 14 | $30.00 | $84.08 | $97.75 |
| 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 Mexico | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 20 | $4.91 | $4.94 | $5.32 |
| North Dakota | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 48 | $12.42 | $43.10 | $85.44 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $15.79 | $18.94 | $42.87 |
| Oregon | 7 | $9.29 | $75.35 | $75.35 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | $10.20 | $100.20 | $298.20 |
| South Carolina | 10 | $45.00 | $46.78 | $247.00 |
| South Dakota | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 22 | $2.93 | $17.45 | $20.06 |
| Texas | 86 | $8.82 | $12.32 | $288.21 |
| Virginia | 12 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Washington | 20 | $45.42 | $189.69 | $274.17 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | $79.92 | $8.69 – $15.00 |
| UPMC Horizon-Greenville | Greenville, PA | $81.00 | $6.04 – $87.64 |
| RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER | Kansas City, MO | $84.08 | $3.43 – $3.57 |
| RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER | Kansas City, MO | $84.08 | $3.50 – $3.57 |
| Urbana Hospital | Urbana, OH | $85.44 | not published |
| UPMC Northwest | Seneca, PA | $88.20 | $89.25 – $89.25 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) | Winchester, IN | $88.56 | $2.24 – $22.05 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) | IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN | $88.56 | $1.70 – $22.05 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center | Carmel, IN | $89.77 | $2.24 – $22.05 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center | Indianapolis, IN | $89.77 | $2.24 – $22.05 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | $89.77 | $2.24 – $22.05 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) | Carmel, IN | $89.77 | $2.24 – $22.05 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $90.87 | $8.69 – $25.75 |
| OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER | Oviedo, FL | $95.79 | $22.05 – $22.05 |
| CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER | Independence, MO | $97.75 | $3.43 – $3.57 |
| HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $99.00 | $12.13 – $12.13 |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | $100.20 | $10.00 – $16.45 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $100.27 | $15.00 – $15.00 |
| GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL | BOWLING GREEN, KY | $116.26 | $12.13 – $12.13 |
| MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER | Overland Park, KS | $127.30 | $3.43 – $3.57 |
| OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | SHAWNEE, KS | $133.10 | $3.43 – $3.57 |
| UPMC St. Margaret | Pittsburgh, PA | $133.80 | $34.72 – $34.72 |
| UPMC East | Monroeville, PA | $153.00 | $6.04 – $204.00 |
| UPMC Mercy | Pittsburgh, PA | $165.60 | $34.39 – $34.39 |
| HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL | NAVARRE, FL | $169.00 | $22.05 – $22.05 |
| HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL | DAVENPORT, FL | $171.25 | $22.05 – $22.05 |
| St. Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $179.06 | $65.25 – $97.88 |
| UPMC Passavant-McCandless | Pittsburgh, PA | $186.60 | $34.72 – $34.72 |
| St. Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $188.94 | $65.25 – $97.88 |
| St. Anne Hospital | Burien, WA | $189.69 | $56.12 – $117.45 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin | Lufkin, TX | $190.88 | $4.43 – $35.06 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston | Livingston, TX | $190.88 | $4.43 – $35.06 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine | San Augustine, TX | $190.88 | $4.43 – $35.06 |
| St. Francis Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $194.95 | $65.25 – $97.88 |
| UPMC Magee | Pittsburgh, PA | $201.00 | $11.00 – $34.72 |
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $205.74 | $65.25 – $97.88 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston, TX | $207.01 | $4.06 – $24.20 |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $219.51 | $22.19 – $117.45 |
| HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION | Denver, CO | $237.74 | $12.13 – $22.05 |
| LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS | Ladson, SC | $247.00 | $4.22 – $4.22 |
| HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER | MONCKS CORNER, SC | $247.00 | $4.22 – $4.22 |
| St. Michael Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $274.17 | $6.12 – $117.45 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL | Argyle, TX | $288.21 | $7.14 – $60.51 |
| UPMC Presbyterian | Pittsburgh, PA | $298.20 | $34.72 – $34.72 |
| HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $445.20 | $15.80 – $15.80 |
| LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER | Lee's Summit, MO | not published | $3.43 – $3.57 |
| HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL | TAMARAC, FL | not published | $12.13 – $12.13 |
| HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL | PLANTATION, FL | not published | $12.13 – $12.13 |
| HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL | SUMMERFIELD, FL | not published | $22.05 – $22.05 |
| HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL | Tampa, FL | not published | $15.80 – $15.80 |
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