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Alprostadil Injection

California rates for HCPCS J0270

Injection, alprostadil, 1.25 mcg (code may be used for Medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self-administered)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alprostadil Injection cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$10.47 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$10.96 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $0 to $27Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$0.5$2$10$50facility $12professional $11

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.42
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.59
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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.

California· 8th of 51

$11.75

CO $18.20KY $4.57

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.