How much does Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection cost?

$1.10per 25 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.10 for each 25 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.07 from a physician practice, and about $1.66 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: $1.66

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 55% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 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	$1.66	$1.45 to $1.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $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. 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 $1.41 Median $1.66 Typical High $2.82	Facility	Global	$1.41	$1.66	$2.82
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.89 Median $1.07 Typical High $1.66	Professional	Global	$0.89	$1.07	$1.66
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.55 Median $0.65 Typical High $0.98	Facility	Global	$0.55	$0.65	$0.98
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.65 Median $0.65 Typical High $1.29	Professional	Global	$0.65	$0.65	$1.29
Horizon BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5,623.41 Median $5,623.41 Typical High $6,309.57	Facility	Global	$5,623.41	$5,623.41	$6,309.57
Horizon BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.15 Median $1.15 Typical High $1.15	Professional	Global	$1.15	$1.15	$1.15
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.36 Median $0.36 Typical High $0.44	Professional	Global	$0.36	$0.36	$0.44

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 14th of 51

$1.10

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.