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Albuterol Compounded Unit Dose Inhalation Solution

New York 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?

$0.50per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.50 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.50 from a physician practice, and about $0.48 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
$0.48

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$0.48 to $0.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.48$0.31 to $0.68

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.1$1$10facility $0professional $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
$0.48
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$1.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$10.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.51
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.22
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$0.19
Typical High
$0.19

Where New York 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.

New York· 38th of 51

$0.50

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.