How much does Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate (Makena) Injection cost?

$20.42per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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This drug is priced per 10 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $20.42
At a hospital outpatient department: $31.62

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$20.42	$20.42 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$31.62	$20.42 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $60Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $41

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 $20.42 Median $34.67 Typical High $60.26	Facility	Global	$20.42	$34.67	$60.26
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $20.42 Median $20.42 Typical High $51.29	Professional	Global	$20.42	$20.42	$51.29
Capital Blue Cross Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $10.00 Median $11.75 Typical High $8,511.38	Facility	Global	$10.00	$11.75	$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $11.75 Median $11.75 Typical High $11.75	Professional	Global	$11.75	$11.75	$11.75
Martin's Point Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $20.42 Median $30.90 Typical High $57.54	Facility	Global	$20.42	$30.90	$57.54
Martin's Point Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $20.42 Median $20.42 Typical High $53.70	Professional	Global	$20.42	$20.42	$53.70
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $19.50 Median $19.50 Typical High $26.92	Professional	Global	$19.50	$19.50	$26.92

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Kentucky than in Indiana. 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.

Pennsylvania· 24th of 51

$20.42

KY $34.67IN $19.50

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.