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Buprenorphine, Oral

Kentucky rates for HCPCS J0571

Buprenorphine, oral, 1 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Buprenorphine, Oral cost?

$0.76per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.76 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.76 from a physician practice, and about $1.35 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$0.76
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.35

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 78% more 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.76$0.38 to $0.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.35$0.37 to $1.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $2
$0.5$1$2facility $1professional $1

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$1.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.38

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Kansas than in Virginia. 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· 6th of 51

$0.76

KS $1.78VA $0.28

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.