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Alprostadil Injection

Missouri 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 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 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$10.23 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$10.23 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $13
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $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
$11.22
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.96

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 45th of 51

$10.23

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.