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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 July 2026.

How much does Chlorpromazine, Oral cost?

$0.36

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 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 $0.40 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.36$0.34 to $0.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.40$0.37 to $0.50

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). 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
$0.35
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$2.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$0.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$1.51

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Minnesota than in Iowa. 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· 16th of 51

$0.36

MN $1.82IA $0.34

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.