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Metaproterenol Inhalation Solution

California rates for HCPCS J7669

Metaproterenol sulfate, inhalation solution, FDA-approved final product, noncompounded, administered through DME, unit dose form, per 10 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Metaproterenol Inhalation Solution cost?

$0.43per 10 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.43 for each 10 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.37 from a physician practice, and about $0.51 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 10 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.37
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.51

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 38% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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$0.37$0.36 to $0.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.51$0.44 to $0.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.1$1$10$100facility $1professional $0

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
$0.36
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$2.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.43
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$1.35
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.31
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$1.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.44
Typical High
$1.02

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Kansas than in Indiana. 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· 12th of 51

$0.43

KS $1.38IN $0.35

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.