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Albuterol Compounded Unit Dose Inhalation Solution

California rates for HCPCS J7609

Albuterol, inhalation solution, compounded product, administered through DME, unit dose, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Albuterol Compounded Unit Dose Inhalation Solution cost?

$0.52per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.52 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.50 from a physician practice, and about $0.62 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 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.50
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.62

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 9 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$0.50$0.50 to $0.52
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.62$0.54 to $0.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$1$5$20$100facility $1professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$3.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.58
Typical High
$0.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.98
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$1.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$1.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.71

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Colorado than in Kansas. 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.

California· 4th of 51

$0.52

CO $0.60KS $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.