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Chlorpromazine, Oral

California rates for HCPCS Q0161

Chlorpromazine HCl, 5 mg, oral, FDA-approved prescription antiemetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for an IV antiemetic at the time of chemotherapy treatment, not to exceed a 48-hour dosage regimen

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chlorpromazine, Oral cost?

$0.36

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.36 from a physician practice, and about $0.43 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.36$0.35 to $0.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.43$0.36 to $0.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $40
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $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
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.45
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$1.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.42
4 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
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.6 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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· 4th of 51

$0.36

AK $0.52HI $0.33

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.