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Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Injection

California rates for HCPCS J1729

Injection, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, not otherwise specified, 10 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Injection cost?

$13.80per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

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

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$13.80
At a hospital outpatient department
$16.22

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 17% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$13.80 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$13.80 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $33Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30
$10$20$50facility $16professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$36.31
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$36.31
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
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35

Where California sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Alabama 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.

California· 30th of 51

$13.80

AL $120HI $13.18

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.