How much does Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection cost?

$1.07per 25 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, 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 $1.23 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: $1.23

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 15% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 $1.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1.23	$0.65 to $2.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $2Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $5

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.23 Median $2.45 Typical High $2.45	Facility	Global	$1.23	$2.45	$2.45
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1.07 Median $1.23 Typical High $4.79	Professional	Global	$1.07	$1.23	$4.79
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.65 Median $0.65 Typical High $1.29	Facility	Global	$0.65	$0.65	$1.29
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.65 Median $0.65 Typical High $0.65	Professional	Global	$0.65	$0.65	$0.65
Providence Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.37 Median $0.47 Typical High $1.29	Facility	Global	$0.37	$0.47	$1.29
Providence 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 $0.36 Median $0.36 Typical High $0.36	Professional	Global	$0.36	$0.36	$0.36

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 23rd of 51

$1.07

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.