How much does Dexamethasone 9% Injection cost?

$1.12per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.12 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.10 from a physician practice, and about $2.19 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 mcg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmcg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.10
At a hospital outpatient department: $2.19

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 100% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1.10	$1.10 to $1.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$2.19	$1.58 to $3.16

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1

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
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.12 Median $2.19 Typical High $3.16	Facility	Global	$1.12	$2.19	$3.16
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.10 Median $1.10 Typical High $1.12	Professional	Global	$1.10	$1.10	$1.12
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.17	Professional	Global	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17
Medica Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.38 Median $2.09 Typical High $95.50	Facility	Global	$1.38	$2.09	$95.50
Medica Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.15 Median $1.15 Typical High $1.74	Professional	Global	$1.15	$1.15	$1.74
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2.69 Median $4.47 Typical High $7.24	Facility	Global	$2.69	$4.47	$7.24
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.10 Median $1.15 Typical High $2.69	Professional	Global	$1.10	$1.15	$2.69

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Colorado than in Oklahoma. 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.

Nebraska· 50th of 51

$1.12

CO $1.91OK $1.12

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.