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Alprostadil Injection

Louisiana 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 4 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$12.88$12.88 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$7.08 to $12.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $13
$0.5$1$2$5$10$20facility $13professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.22

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 5th of 51

$12.88

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.