How much does Dexamethasone 9% Injection cost?

$1.17per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, 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 $1.66 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.

Amount givenmcg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.17
At a hospital outpatient department: $1.66

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 41% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1.17	$1.15 to $1.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1.66	$1.20 to $2.63

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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 None Typical Low $1.15 Median $1.15 Typical High $4.68	Facility	None	$1.15	$1.15	$4.68
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.15 Median $1.15 Typical High $2.63	Professional	None	$1.15	$1.15	$2.63
Anthem BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.05 Median $1.20 Typical High $3.63	Facility	None	$1.05	$1.20	$3.63
Anthem BCBS Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.17	Professional	None	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.58 Median $2.63 Typical High $2.95	Facility	None	$1.58	$2.63	$2.95
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.17	Professional	None	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.12 Median $1.15 Typical High $1.38	Professional	None	$1.12	$1.15	$1.38

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 32nd 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.