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Alprostadil Injection

Colorado 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 7 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$10.23$10.23 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$17.78 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $1 to $11
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $21professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 1st of 51

$18.20

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.