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Albuterol and Ipratropium Bromide Through DME

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J7620

Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, FDA-approved final product, noncompounded, administered through DME

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Albuterol and Ipratropium Bromide Through DME cost?

$0.21

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.21 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.21 from a physician practice, and about $0.23 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.21$0.20 to $0.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.23$0.15 to $0.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $2
$0.1$0.2$0.5$1$2facility $0professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.39
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.66
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.20
Median
$0.20
Typical High
$0.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$0.21
Typical High
$0.25
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Florida. 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$0.21

OK $0.47FL $0.20

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.