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Diphenhydramine, Oral

Michigan 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 Michigan, 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 $0.12 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 8 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 $0.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.12$0.06 to $0.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$1$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
$0.06
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.28
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.08
Typical High
$3.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
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
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.60
Median
$0.60
Typical High
$0.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.45
Median
$0.45
Typical High
$0.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.30
Median
$0.30
Typical High
$0.30

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 24th 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.