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Albuterol Compounded Unit Dose Inhalation Solution

Virginia 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?

$0.51per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.51 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.51 from a physician practice, and about $0.56 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
$0.51
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.56

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 10% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 8 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$0.51$0.50 to $0.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.56$0.51 to $1.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $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
$0.51
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$1.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.51
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.74
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 19th of 51

$0.51

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.