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Droperidol Injection

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $19.05 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
$19.05

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 163% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 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 $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$9.77 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $52Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $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
$9.33
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98

Where North Carolina sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $7.24 · 24th of 51
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.