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Methotrexate, Oral

Maine rates for HCPCS J8610 · Trexall

Methotrexate, oral, 2.5 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Methotrexate, Oral cost?

$0.14per 2.5 mg

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.14 for each 2.5 mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.14 from a physician practice, and about $0.35 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 2.5 mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.14
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.35

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 145% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 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$0.14$0.14 to $0.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.35$0.32 to $0.35

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.2$0.5facility $0professional $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
$0.32
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.43
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.16
Typical High
$0.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.32
Typical High
$0.35
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.28

Where Maine sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Maine· 39th of 51

$0.14

IA $0.17DE $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.