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Alprostadil Injection

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 8 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$0.93 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$15.14 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $1 to $23
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $24professional $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
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$10.72
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.26
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.34
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 3rd 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.