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Diclofenac Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J1130

Injection, diclofenac sodium, 0.5 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Diclofenac Injection cost?

$0.22per 0.5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 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 $0.24 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
$0.24

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 15% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.21$0.21 to $0.25
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.24$0.21 to $0.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$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
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.22
Typical High
$0.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$0.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$0.25
Typical High
$0.33

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$0.22

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.