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Hydromorphone Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J1170

Injection, hydromorphone, up to 4 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hydromorphone Injection cost?

$140per dose

One 74 mg dose, at the hospital outpatient rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per 4 mg of the drug
$7.59 / 4 mg
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 74 mg
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$140

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
At a hospital outpatient department
$140

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $3,631
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $8

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 30903.0 times more in Indiana than in Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $7.59 · 18th of 36
IN $63,096VA $2.04

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.