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Diphenhydramine, Oral

Illinois 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?

$0.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, 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 $0.05 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 $0.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.05$0.03 to $1.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $6Professionalmedian $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
$0.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$0.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.88
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03

Where Illinois sits

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

Illinois· 35th of 51

$0.02

MT $0.52VA $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.