How much does Prednisolone Injection cost?

$0.49per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.49 for each mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.49 from a physician practice, and about $0.87 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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Amount givenmL

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.49
At a hospital outpatient department: $0.87

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 78% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 4 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	$0.49	$0.41 to $0.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$0.87	$0.71 to $0.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2Professionalmedian $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. 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 $0.60 Median $0.87 Typical High $1.58	Facility	Global	$0.60	$0.87	$1.58
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.41 Median $0.42 Typical High $0.49	Professional	Global	$0.41	$0.42	$0.49
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.54 Median $0.91 Typical High $0.98	Facility	Global	$0.54	$0.91	$0.98
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.52 Median $0.52 Typical High $0.52	Professional	Global	$0.52	$0.52	$0.52
Medica Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.41 Median $0.59 Typical High $100.00	Facility	Global	$0.41	$0.59	$100.00
Medica Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.58 Median $0.58 Typical High $0.58	Professional	Global	$0.58	$0.58	$0.58
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 Arizona 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.

Arizona· 21st of 51

$0.49

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.