How much does Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection cost?

$1.07per 25 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.07 for each 25 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.07 from a physician practice, and about $0.31 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.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $1.07
At a hospital outpatient department: $0.31

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 71% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1.07	$1.07 to $1.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$0.31	$0.31 to $1.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1

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. 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 Global Typical Low $1.10 Median $1.10 Typical High $1.10	Facility	Global	$1.10	$1.10	$1.10
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.07 Median $1.10 Typical High $1.10	Professional	Global	$1.07	$1.10	$1.10
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.31 Median $0.31 Typical High $0.31	Facility	Global	$0.31	$0.31	$0.31
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.31 Median $0.31 Typical High $0.31	Professional	Global	$0.31	$0.31	$0.31
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.65 Median $0.87 Typical High $0.91	Facility	Global	$0.65	$0.87	$0.91
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.65 Median $0.65 Typical High $0.65	Professional	Global	$0.65	$0.65	$0.65
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.32 Median $0.36 Typical High $0.36	Professional	Global	$0.32	$0.36	$0.36

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $1.07 · 28th of 51

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.