Penicillin G potassium injection, 5 million units at Samaritan Hospital

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PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 5 MILLION UNIT SOLUTION FOR INJECTION

Troy, NY

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Samaritan Hospital’s median price of $7 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 45% of the 2,122 hospitals reporting HCPCS J2540. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J2540 at Samaritan Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 34 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
3	Carefirst blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
4	Carefirst blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
5	Excellus blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
6	Highmark blue shield of ne new york ascend facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
7	Highmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
8	Highmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
9	Premera blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
10	Regence blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
11	Wellmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
12	Wellmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$3	$6	$6	100%	—	$2 – $19
13	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid harp chip facility · fee schedule · both	$4	$8	$8	100%	—	$3 – $24
14	Anthem empire medicaid facility · fee schedule · both	$4	$9	$9	100%	—	$3 – $27
15	Anthem empire medicaid essential 1 2 3 4 facility · fee schedule · both	$4	$9	$9	100%	—	$3 – $27
16	Excellus empire medicaid facility · fee schedule · both	$4	$9	$9	100%	—	$3 – $27
17	Excellus empire medicaid essential 1 2 3 4 facility · fee schedule · both	$4	$9	$9	100%	—	$3 – $27
18	UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid harp chip facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
20	Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · both	$6	$13	$13	100%	—	$5 – $40
21	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both	$7	$17	$17	100%	—	$6 – $49
22	Aetna aetna facility · fee schedule · both	$9	$20	$20	100%	—	$7 – $58
23	Medical Mutual aetna facility · fee schedule · both	$9	$20	$20	100%	—	$7 – $58
24	Anthem empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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