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Droperidol Injection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J1790

Injection, droperidol, up to 5 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Droperidol Injection cost?

$7.24per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 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 $9.12 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
$7.24
At a hospital outpatient department
$9.12

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 26% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$7.24$3.09 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$9.12 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$2$5$10facility $9professional $7

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
$2.63
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
5 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
$4.07
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$0.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$3.47

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 51st of 51

$7.24

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.