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Diclofenac Injection

Colorado rates for HCPCS J1130

Injection, diclofenac sodium, 0.5 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Diclofenac Injection cost?

$0.21per 0.5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.21 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 $0.02 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$0.02

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 90% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.21$0.21 to $0.25
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.02$0.02 to $0.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2$0.5facility $0professional $0

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
$0.20
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.25
1 more rate 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
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.20

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 1.6 times more in Alaska than in Washington. 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.

Colorado· 38th of 51

$0.21

AK $0.34WA $0.21

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.