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Dexamethasone 9% Injection

Texas rates for HCPCS J1095

Injection, dexamethasone 9%, intraocular, 1 mcg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dexamethasone 9% Injection cost?

$1.20per mcg

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.20 for each mcg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.15 from a physician practice, and about $2.75 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
$2.75

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 140% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.15$1.12 to $1.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.75$1.38 to $4.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1
$1$2$5$10facility $3professional $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
$1.12
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$1.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.14
BCBS Texas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$0.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.23
Typical High
$0.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$10.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.15

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 8th of 51

$1.20

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.