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Aprepitant, Oral

Maryland rates for HCPCS J8501 · Emend

Aprepitant, oral, 5 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Aprepitant, Oral cost?

$2.40per 5 mg

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.40 for each 5 mg of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $2.40 to $2.63.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per 5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$2.40

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $2 to $28Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$2$5$10$20facility $16professional $2

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
$2.40
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.16

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in West Virginia than in Maryland. 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$2.40

WV $11.22MD $2.40

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.