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Chlorpromazine, Oral

Virginia 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?

$0.35

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.35 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.35 from a physician practice, and about $0.40 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.35$0.34 to $0.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.40$0.36 to $0.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.5$1facility $0professional $0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.35
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$0.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.63
Typical High
$0.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.50
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.46
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$0.35
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 Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$0.35

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.