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Ibuprofen Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J1741 · Caldolor

Injection, ibuprofen, 100 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Caldolor (ibuprofen) cost?

$3.16per 100 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for each 100 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $3.63 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 100 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$3.16
At a hospital outpatient department
$3.63

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 15% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$3.16$2.82 to $3.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.63$2.82 to $4.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4
$2$5facility $4professional $3

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
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.43
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.34
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.17

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Arizona than in Oklahoma. 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.

North Carolina· 49th of 51

$3.16

AZ $5.13OK $2.57

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.