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Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J1700

Injection, hydrocortisone acetate, up to 25 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection cost?

$0.66per 25 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.66 for each 25 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.66 from a physician practice, and about $1.12 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
$0.66
At a hospital outpatient department
$1.12

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 70% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.66$0.58 to $0.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.12$0.91 to $1.35

How much rates vary

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

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
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.10
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$0.91
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.37

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 20th of 51

$0.66

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.