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Buprenorphine, Oral

Iowa rates for HCPCS J0571

Buprenorphine, oral, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Buprenorphine, Oral cost?

$0.39per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.39 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.46 from a physician practice, and about $0.38 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.46
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.38

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% less at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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$0.46$0.37 to $0.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.38$0.38 to $0.46

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $0professional $0

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
$0.37
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.46
Typical High
$0.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.28
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.38

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Hawaii than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $0.39 · 24th of 51
HI $7.08NE $0.37

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.