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Ondansetron, Oral

Missouri rates for HCPCS Q0162

Ondansetron 1 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 Ondansetron, Oral cost?

$0.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.02 from a physician practice, and about $0.03 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$0.02$0.02 to $0.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.03$0.02 to $0.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.02$0.1$0.5$2$10facility $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
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.14
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$1.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
3 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
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Wyoming than in Massachusetts. 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.

Missouri· 50th of 51

$0.02

WY $0.12MA $0.02

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.