How much does Dexamethasone 9% Injection cost?

$1.15per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, 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 $1.20 from a hospital or other facility.

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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: $1.15
At a hospital outpatient department: $1.20

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 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	$1.15	$1.15 to $1.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1.20	$1.20 to $1.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.12 Median $1.12 Typical High $1.12	Facility	None	$1.12	$1.12	$1.12
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.12 Median $1.12 Typical High $1.12	Professional	None	$1.12	$1.12	$1.12
BCBS Oklahoma Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $2.75 Median $2.75 Typical High $2.75	Facility	None	$2.75	$2.75	$2.75
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.78 Median $1.78 Typical High $1.78	Facility	None	$1.78	$1.78	$1.78
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.17	Professional	None	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17
Medica Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.12 Median $1.20 Typical High $1.20	Facility	None	$1.12	$1.20	$1.20
Medica Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.15 Median $1.15 Typical High $1.26	Professional	None	$1.15	$1.15	$1.26
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.12 Median $1.15 Typical High $1.26	Professional	None	$1.12	$1.15	$1.26

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 40th 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.