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Hydromorphone Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1170

Injection, hydromorphone, up to 4 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hydromorphone Injection cost?

$65.29per dose

One 74 mg dose, at the doctor's office rate. In California, October 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per 4 mg of the drug
$3.55 / 4 mg
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 74 mg
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$65.29

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 4 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$65.64

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $5
$5$10$20professional $4

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.94
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$26.92

Where California sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in Florida than in Indiana. 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.

California· 22nd of 36

$3.55

FL $34.67IN $1.41

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.