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Dexamethasone 9% Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1095

Injection, dexamethasone 9%, intraocular, 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dexamethasone 9% Injection cost?

$1.17per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.17 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.17 from a physician practice, and about $1.38 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

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

mcg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1.17
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.38

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.17$1.17 to $1.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.38$1.17 to $1.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5facility $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
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$2.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$7.94
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.51
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$3.02
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$3.16
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$5.13
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$0.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.12

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

California· 15th of 51

$1.17

AK $1.86HI $1.10

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.