How much does Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection cost?

$1.17per 25 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.17 for each 25 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.72 from a physician practice, and about $2.51 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 25 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.72
At a hospital outpatient department: $2.51

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 247% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$0.72	$0.65 to $1.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$2.51	$1.74 to $6.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $2

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.74 Median $1.74 Typical High $6.03	Facility	None	$1.74	$1.74	$6.03
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.74 Typical High $1.74	Professional	None	$1.17	$1.74	$1.74
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.65 Median $0.65 Typical High $0.65	Professional	None	$0.65	$0.65	$0.65
Moda Health Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.74 Median $2.51 Typical High $6.03	Facility	None	$1.74	$2.51	$6.03
Moda Health Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.17 Median $1.17 Typical High $1.74	Professional	None	$1.17	$1.17	$1.74
Providence Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.74 Median $1.74 Typical High $2.51	Facility	None	$1.74	$1.74	$2.51
Providence Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.65 Median $0.65 Typical High $0.65	Professional	None	$0.65	$0.65	$0.65
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.36 Median $0.54 Typical High $1.00	Professional	None	$0.36	$0.54	$1.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 27.5 times more in Kansas than in New York. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$1.17

KS $7.76NY $0.28

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.