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Prochlorperazine, Oral

Kentucky rates for HCPCS Q0164

Prochlorperazine maleate, 5 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 Prochlorperazine, Oral cost?

$0.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.35 from a physician practice, and about $0.50 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$0.35$0.34 to $0.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.50$0.33 to $0.52

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.1$1$10$100facility $1professional $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
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$0.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.44
Typical High
$0.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.35
Typical High
$1.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.38
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
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$0.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 1.6 times more in Montana 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.

Kentucky· 7th of 51

$0.36

MT $0.52MI $0.33

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.