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Diclofenac Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1130

Injection, diclofenac sodium, 0.5 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diclofenac Injection cost?

$0.22per 0.5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.22 for each 0.5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.21 from a physician practice, and about $0.25 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 0.5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.21
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.25

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 20% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.21$0.21 to $0.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.25$0.22 to $0.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $0professional $0

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$1.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.41
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.30
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.56

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Minnesota than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $0.22 · 14th of 51
MN $0.36CO $0.20

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.