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Droperidol Injection

Iowa rates for HCPCS J1790

Injection, droperidol, up to 5 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Droperidol Injection cost?

$7.59per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 from a hospital or other facility.

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
$8.13
At a hospital outpatient department
$7.24

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 11% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$8.13$7.24 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$7.24 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $16Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $8

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
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.59
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$1.02

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 47th of 51

$7.59

AK $10.72NC $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.