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Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection

Alaska rates for HCPCS J1700

Injection, hydrocortisone acetate, up to 25 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection cost?

$1.74per 25 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.74 for each 25 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.74 from a physician practice, and about $2.51 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1.74
At a hospital outpatient department
$2.51

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 45% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.74$1.17 to $1.82
FacilityA 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 $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $3professional $2

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.51
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.51
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.72

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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· 1st of 51

$1.74

AK $1.74HI $0.32

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.