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Droperidol Injection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS J1790

Injection, droperidol, up to 5 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Droperidol Injection cost?

$7.24per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$7.24
At a hospital outpatient department
$23.44

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 224% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$7.24 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$7.24 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $4 to $2,884Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $9
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $23professional $7

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.47

Where Washington, DC sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Washington, DC· 21st of 51

$7.24

NY $8.51AR $7.24

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.