How much does Meloxicam Injection cost?

$3.09per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 from a physician practice, and about $4.57 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $3.09
At a hospital outpatient department: $4.57

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 48% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$3.09	$3.09 to $3.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$4.57	$3.55 to $6.17

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $3

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 $3.09 Median $4.07 Typical High $6.17	Facility	Global	$3.09	$4.07	$6.17
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $3.09 Median $3.09 Typical High $3.24	Professional	Global	$3.09	$3.09	$3.24
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3.55 Median $4.68 Typical High $5.62	Facility	Global	$3.55	$4.68	$5.62
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $3.24 Median $3.24 Typical High $3.24	Professional	Global	$3.24	$3.24	$3.24
Lucent Health Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $79.43 Median $85.11 Typical High $85.11	Facility	Global	$79.43	$85.11	$85.11
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $3.16 Median $3.16 Typical High $3.24	Professional	Global	$3.16	$3.16	$3.24

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Colorado than in Missouri. 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$3.09

CO $5.25MO $3.02

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.