How much does Triamcinolone Diacetate Injection cost?

$0.23per 5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.23 for each 5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.23 from a physician practice, and about $0.38 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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This drug is priced per 5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

Amount givenmg

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.23
At a hospital outpatient department: $0.38

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 66% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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	$0.23	$0.23 to $0.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$0.38	$0.30 to $0.46

How much rates vary

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

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 $0.23 Median $0.34 Typical High $0.46	Facility	Global	$0.23	$0.34	$0.46
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.23 Median $0.23 Typical High $0.24	Professional	Global	$0.23	$0.23	$0.24
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.31 Median $0.41 Typical High $0.49	Facility	Global	$0.31	$0.41	$0.49
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.28 Median $0.28 Typical High $0.28	Professional	Global	$0.28	$0.28	$0.28
Lucent Health Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $100.00 Median $100.00 Typical High $100.00	Facility	Global	$100.00	$100.00	$100.00
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $0.54 Median $0.71 Typical High $0.71	Facility	Global	$0.54	$0.71	$0.71
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $0.33 Median $0.35 Typical High $0.35	Professional	Global	$0.33	$0.35	$0.35

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $0.23 · 46th of 51

WY $0.93UT $0.23

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.