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Diphenhydramine, Oral

Maine 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 July 2026.

How much does Diphenhydramine, Oral cost?

$0.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.28 from a physician practice, and about $2.51 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 6 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$0.28$0.02 to $0.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.51$0.02 to $2.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $0 to $28Professionalmedian $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). 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
$0.02
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.06
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$27.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.28

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Maine than in Michigan. 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.

Maine· 1st of 51

$0.28

ME $0.28MI $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.