How much does copperhead antivenom cost?
Antivenom costs an arm and a leg- you know- the ones you're trying to save from that snakebite. Hospitals pay an estimated $2,300 per vial. The final cost is even higher for patients. Why is copperhead antivenom so expensive? The antivenom is costly, in part because it's the only treatment licensed in the US and is made by “milking” for their venom which is injected into animals in minute doses to collect the antibodies they produce.