How much does Prednisolone Injection cost?

$0.43per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.43 for each mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.43 from a physician practice, and about $0.52 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 mL. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmL

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.43
At a hospital outpatient department: $0.52

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 23% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$0.43	$0.42 to $0.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$0.52	$0.43 to $0.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.43 Median $0.43 Typical High $0.43	Facility	Global	$0.43	$0.43	$0.43
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.42 Median $0.43 Typical High $0.60	Professional	Global	$0.42	$0.43	$0.60
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.52 Median $0.52 Typical High $0.91	Facility	Global	$0.52	$0.52	$0.91
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.52 Median $0.52 Typical High $0.98	Professional	Global	$0.52	$0.52	$0.98
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.49 Median $0.49 Typical High $0.49	Facility	Global	$0.49	$0.49	$0.49
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.58 Median $0.58 Typical High $0.58	Professional	Global	$0.58	$0.58	$0.58

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. 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.

Alabama· 36th of 51

$0.43

AK $0.68MN $0.19

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.