How much does Methyldopate Injection cost?

$40.74per 250 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for each 250 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 250 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $40.74
At a hospital outpatient department: $87.10

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 114% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$40.74	$40.74 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$87.10	$56.23 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $43 to $155Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $41 to $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $77.62 Median $154.88 Typical High $154.88	Facility	Global	$77.62	$154.88	$154.88
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $40.74 Median $40.74 Typical High $40.74	Professional	Global	$40.74	$40.74	$40.74
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $87.10 Median $95.50 Typical High $186.21	Facility	Global	$87.10	$95.50	$186.21
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $42.66 Median $42.66 Typical High $81.28	Facility	Global	$42.66	$42.66	$81.28
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $42.66 Median $42.66 Typical High $42.66	Professional	Global	$42.66	$42.66	$42.66
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $42.66 Median $50.12 Typical High $50.12	Professional	Global	$42.66	$50.12	$50.12

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$40.74

AK $64.57MT $16.98

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.