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Dexamethasone 9% Injection

New York 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 New York, 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 $1.23 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
$1.23

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 7% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$1.15$1.15 to $1.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.23$1.17 to $1.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$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
$0.95
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$1.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.15
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$11.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.91
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.45
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$2.29
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.45
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$2.29
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
$0.48
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.11

Where New York 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.

New York· 43rd 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.