How much does Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection, 80 mg cost?

$12.10per dose

One 97 mg dose, at the doctor's office rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per 80 mg of the drug: $10.00 / 80 mg
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included: × 97 mg
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately: $12.10

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 80 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $12.13
At a hospital outpatient department: $35.78

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 195% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 27 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where the price changes

Given at	Per 80 mg	Per 97 mg dose
Doctor's office or clinic	$10.00	$12.10
Hospital outpatient department	$29.51	$35.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $16 to $5,623Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $16.22 Median $35.48 Typical High $162.18	Facility	Global	$16.22	$35.48	$162.18
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $12.88 Median $27.54 Typical High $33.88	Facility	Global	$12.88	$27.54	$33.88
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $10.00 Median $11.75 Typical High $12.59	Professional	Global	$10.00	$11.75	$12.59
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3.89 Median $9.77 Typical High $60.26	Facility	Global	$3.89	$9.77	$60.26
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $10.47 Median $12.30 Typical High $60.26	Professional	Global	$10.47	$12.30	$60.26

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 6025.6 times more in Kentucky than in Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

KY $52,481VA $8.71

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.

Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection, 80 mg