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Albuterol Compounded Concentrated Inhalation Solution

California rates for HCPCS J7610

Albuterol, inhalation solution, compounded product, administered through DME, concentrated form, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Albuterol Compounded Concentrated Inhalation Solution cost?

$1.26per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.26 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.23 from a physician practice, and about $2.29 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
$1.23
At a hospital outpatient department
$2.29

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 86% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$1.23$1.20 to $1.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.29$2.04 to $2.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5
$0.1$1$10$100facility $2professional $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
$1.20
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$4.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$12.02
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$6.03
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
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$2.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.26
Typical High
$0.72

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Louisiana 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.

California· 2nd of 51

$1.26

LA $1.45MN $0.14

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.