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Dexamethasone 9% Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J1095

Injection, dexamethasone 9%, intraocular, 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dexamethasone 9% Injection cost?

$1.15per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.15 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.15 from a physician practice, and about $1.15 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
$1.15
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.15

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.15$1.15 to $1.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.15$1.15 to $1.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$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
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$0.69
Typical High
$0.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.59
Typical High
$0.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.41
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.23
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 44th of 51

$1.15

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.