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Ibuprofen Injection

New York rates for HCPCS J1741 · Caldolor

Injection, ibuprofen, 100 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Caldolor (ibuprofen) cost?

$3.24per 100 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.24 for each 100 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $3.24 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
$3.24
At a hospital outpatient department
$3.24

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.24$3.16 to $3.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.24$3.16 to $3.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $3
$5$10facility $3professional $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
$3.24
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$13.49
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$10.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.92
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.27
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
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
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$0.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.33

Where New York 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.

New York· 30th of 51

$3.24

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.