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HANK Price Transparency. (n.d.).
PHARMACY GENERIC DRUGS (RC 0251) by State .
PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital MRFs.
Retrieved November 8, 2026 , from http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/0251/by-state?code_type=RC
“PHARMACY GENERIC DRUGS (RC 0251) by State.” HANK Price Transparency ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/0251/by-state?code_type=RC. Accessed
November 8, 2026 .
“PHARMACY GENERIC DRUGS (RC 0251) by State,” HANK Price Transparency ,
accessed November 8, 2026 ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/0251/by-state?code_type=RC.
Source: PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital
machine-readable files (45 CFR 180). See
methodology .
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RC · across United States
0251 — Pharmacy Generic Drugs
State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the
range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).
$13
National median
$4 – $42
IQR (p25 – p75)
49
hospitals filing
17
states
Walking in without insurance?
Cash / self-pay price
Cash median
$15
vs. negotiated
+12.2%
Hospitals reporting
18
Cash / self-pay rates apply when you don't run the bill through insurance.
Many hospitals also offer income-based discounts on top of the published
cash price — always ask about a financial-assistance application
before paying.
Median negotiated rate, by state
Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.
Median negotiated rate by state for 0251 (RC), with interquartile range
State Median p25 p75
SC $300 $137 $300
CA $144 $39 $144
AL $95 $95 $95
GA $87 $79 $99
MN $57 $52 $57
NC $55 $30 $55
FL $53 $53 $55
KY $48 $48 $48
ND $44 $44 $44
CO $37 $37 $47
IA $33 $18 $78
NY $12 $4 $30
RI $10 $3 $30
AZ $9 $7 $9
PA $8 $3 $24
TX $7 $2 $27
IL $6 $2 $37