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Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection

New York rates for HCPCS J1700

Injection, hydrocortisone acetate, up to 25 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection cost?

$0.28per 25 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.28 for each 25 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.27 from a physician practice, and about $1.15 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.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.27
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.15

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 327% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.27$0.24 to $0.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.15$1.02 to $1.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5facility $1professional $0

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$1.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.22
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$0.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.69
Typical High
$1.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.49
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.10
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.10
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.10

Where New York 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.

New York· 51st of 51

$0.28

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.