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Diphenhydramine, Oral

Alaska rates for HCPCS Q0163

Diphenhydramine HCl, 50 mg, oral, FDA-approved prescription antiemetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for an IV antiemetic at time of chemotherapy treatment not to exceed a 48-hour dosage regimen

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Diphenhydramine, Oral cost?

$0.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.03 from a physician practice, and about $3.39 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$0.03$0.02 to $0.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.39$0.04 to $5.01

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $0 to $8Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$1$10facility $3professional $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
$0.03
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.51
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.05

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Montana than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 6th of 51

$0.03

MT $0.52DE $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.