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Alprostadil Injection

Kentucky 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $4.57 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 5 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$7.59 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.57$4.57 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $1 to $11
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $5professional $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
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$4.57

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.