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Budesonide, Noncompounded Inhalation Solution, per 0.25 mg

California rates for HCPCS J7633

Budesonide, inhalation solution, FDA-approved final product, noncompounded, administered through DME, concentrated form, per 0.25 mg

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Budesonide, Noncompounded Inhalation Solution, per 0.25 mg cost?

$4.79per 0.25 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for each 0.25 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 from a hospital or other facility.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 0.25 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$4.79
At a hospital outpatient department
$6.46

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 35% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.79$4.79 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$5.01 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $0 to $9
$0.02$0.1$0.5$2$10facility $6professional $5

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
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.23
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.10
2 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
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$1.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.66

Where California sits

The same service costs 380.2 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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· 27th of 51

$4.79

AK $7.59VA $0.02

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.